Crystallized P38 complexes

ABSTRACT

This invention provides certain crystallized, protein kinase-ligand complexes, in particular P38-ligand complexes, and their structure coordinates. The structure coordinates are based on the structure of a phosphorylated P38γ complex which has now been solved and which reveals new structural information useful for understanding the activated states of other, related kinase proteins as described herein. The key structural features of the proteins, particularly the shape of the substrate binding site, are useful in methods for designing or identifying selective inhibitors of the protein kinases, particularly P38γ and in solving the structures of other proteins with similar features. The structure coordinates may be encoded in a data storage medium for use with a computer for graphical three-dimensional representation of the structure and for computer-aided molecular design of new inhibitors.

This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Applications Ser. No. 60/112,354 filed Dec. 16, 1998, and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/163,373 filed Nov. 3, 1999.

TECHNICAL FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention relates to certain crystallized kinase protein-ligand complexes, particularly complexes of crystallized P38 protein, and more particularly complexes of P38γ protein. This invention also relates to crystallizable compositions from which the protein-ligand complexes may be obtained. This invention also relates to computational methods of using structure coordinates of the protein complex to screen for and design compounds that interact with the protein, particularly P38 protein or homologues thereof.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Mammalian cells respond to extracellular stimuli by activating signaling cascades that are mediated by members of the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase family. Mammalian mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases are proline-directed serine/threonine kinases that facilitate signal translocation in cells [Davis, Mol. Reprod. Dev. 42, 459-467 (1995); Cobb et al., J. Biol. Chem. 270, 14843-14846 (1995); Marshall, Cell 80, 179-185 (1995)]. MAP kinases include the extracellular-signal regulated kinases (ERKs), the c-Jun NH₂-terminal kinases (JNKs) and the P38 kinases, which have similar sequences and three-dimensional structures [Taylor & lipopolysaccharides (LPS), UV, anisomycin, or osmotic shock, and by cytokines, such as interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tissue necrosis factor (TNF). Inhibition of P38α kinase leads to a blockade on the production of both IL-1 and TNF. IL-1 and TNF stimulate the production of other proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 and IL-8 and have been implicated in acute and chronic inflammatory diseases and in post-menopausal osteoporosis [Kimble et al., Endocrinol., 136, 3054-61 (1995)].

Based upon this finding it is believed that P38α, along with other MAPKs, has a role in mediating cellular response to inflammatory stimuli, such as leukocyte accumulation, macrophage/monocyte activation, tissue resorption, fever, acute phase responses and neutrophilia. In addition, the MAPKs, such as P38α, have been implicated in cancer, thrombin-induced platelet aggregation, immunodeficiency disorders, autoimmune diseases, cell death, allergies, osteoporosis and neurodegenerative disorders. Inhibitors of P38α also appear to be involved in pain management through inhibition of prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase-2 induction. Other diseases associated with Il-1, IL-6, IL-8 or TNF overproduction are set forth in WO 96/21654. P38γ MAP kinase (also known as ERK6 and stress activated protein kinase-3 or SAPK3) is a newly discovered member of the MAP kinase family. However, unlike the other P38 family members which are expressed in many tissues, P38γ is expressed at highest levels in skeletal muscle [Li et al., Biochem Biophys Res Commun 228, 334-340 (1996); Enslen et al., J Biol Chem 273, 1741-1748 (1998); Raingeaud et al., J. Biol. Chem. 270, 7420-7426 (1995)]. Thus P38γ may have a unique function related to muscle morphogenesis, and it may be a potential target for treating degenerative diseases occurring in muscle tissue.

Compounds that selectively inhibit P38γ and not P38α would be highly desirable. It would be useful to have new treatments for muscle degenerative diseases using compounds that do not suppress the inflammatory response or other functions of P38α. However, the design of inhibitors that are selective for any particular MAP kinase, such as P38γ, is challenging due to the structural similarity of the MAP kinases. Therefore, it would be advantageous to have a detailed understanding of the structures of the various MAP kinases in order to exploit any subtle differences that may exist among them.

A general approach to designing inhibitors that are selective for an enzyme target is to determine how a putative inhibitor interacts with the three dimensional structure of the enzyme. For this reason it is useful to obtain the enzyme protein in crystal form and perform X-ray diffraction techniques to determine its three dimensional structure coordinates. If the enzyme is crystallized as a complex with a ligand, one can determine both the shape of the enzyme binding pocket when bound to the ligand, as well as the amino acid residues that are capable of close contact with the ligand. By knowing the shape and amino acid residues in the binding pocket, one may design new ligands that will interact favorably with the enzyme. With such structural information, available computational methods may be used to predict how strong the ligand binding interaction will be. Such methods thus enable the design of inhibitors that bind strongly, as well as selectively to the target enzyme.

Crystal structures are known for some of the MAP kinases; for example, unphosphorylated JNK3, unphosphorylated P38α, and ERK2 in both phosphorylated and unphosphorylated forms. Phosphorylated ERK2 is reported to exist as a dimer in both solution and as a crystal. The unphosphorylated forms of JNK3, ERK2 and P38α, on the other hand, are reported to be monomeric. [Tong et al., Nat Struct Biol 4, 311-316 (1997); Wilson and Su, Chem Biol 4, 423-431 (1997); Xie et al., Structure 6, 983-991 (1998); Zhang et al., Nature 367, 704-711 (1994); Canagarajah et al., Cell 90, 859-869 (1997); Wilson and Su, J Biol Chem 271, 27696-27700 (1996)].

The crystal structure reported for P38α is based on unphosphorylated protein. However, it is the phosphorylated or activated form of the enzyme that is able to phosphorylate its substrate enzyme. In order to disrupt the phosphorylation of the substrate, and produce the desired clinical effect, a small molecule inhibitor would likely act by blocking a phosphorylated form of P38. Thus, the most suitable target for drug design is the active or phosphorylated form. While the structure of the unphosphorylated enzyme is often used for drug design purposes, there is an inherent uncertainty as to whether the phosphorylated and unphosphorylated forms would bind a designed inhibitor with equal affinity.

A class of pyridinylimidazole compounds are known to inhibit P38α MAP kinase [Lee et al., Nature 372, 739-746 (1994)]. These inhibitors have been shown to bind in the ATP binding site of P38α [Young et al., J Biol Chem 272, 12116-12121 (1997); Tong et al., Nat Struct Biol 4, 311-316 (1997); Wilson et al., Chem Biol 4, 423-431 (1997)]. However, the pyridinylimidazoles reportedly do not inhibit the activity of ERK2, JNK3, or P38γ. This observed selectivity is interesting because the amino acid sequence in the ATP binding site of the various kinases are known to be highly conserved [Fox et al., Protein Science 7, 2249-2255 (1998); Xie et al., supra; Wilson and Su, supra; Enslen et al., J Biol Chem 273, 1741-1748 (1998)].

As there is a need for compounds that selectively inhibit a particular MAP kinase, it would be desirable to have improved methods that facilitate the design of such compounds. For this purpose, knowledge of the three dimensional structure coordinates of an activated P38 protein would be useful. Such information would aid in identifying and designing potential inhibitors of particular P38 proteins which, in turn, are expected to have therapeutic utility.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention provides certain crystallized, protein kinase-ligand complexes, in particular P38-ligand complexes, and their structure coordinates. The structure coordinates are based on the structure of a phosphorylated P38γ-ligand complex that has now been solved and which reveals new structural information useful for understanding the activated states of other, related kinase proteins as described herein. The key structural features of the proteins, particularly the shape of the substrate binding site, are useful in methods for designing or identifying selective inhibitors of the protein kinases, particularly P38, and in solving the structures of other proteins with similar features.

The invention also provides a computer which which is programmed with the structure coordinates of the activated P38 binding site. Such a computer, appropriately programmed and attached to the necessary viewing device, is capable of displaying a three-dimensional graphical representation of a molecule or molecular complex comprising such binding sites or similarly shaped homologous binding pockets.

The invention also provides a method for determining at least a portion of the three-dimensional structure of other molecules or molecular complexes which contain at least some features that are structurally similar to P38γ, particularly P38α, P38β, P38δ and other P38 isoforms. This is achieved by using at least some of the structural coordinates obtained for a phosphorylated P38 complex.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIGS. 1.1-1.98 lists the atomic structure coordinates for phosphorylated P38γ in complex with MgAMP-PNP as derived by X-ray diffraction from a crystal of that complex. The following abbreviations are used in FIGS. 1.1-1.98:

“X, Y, Z” crystallographically define the atomic position of the element measured.

“B” is a thermal factor that measures movement of the atom around its atomic center.

“Occ” is an occupancy factor that refers to the fraction of the molecules in which each atom occupies the position specified by the coordinates. A value of “1” indicates that each atom has the same conformation, i.e., the same position, in all molecules of the crystal.

FIG. 2 is an overview of the phosphorylated P38γ.

FIG. 3 is a superimposition of unphosphorylated P38γ and phosphorylated P38γ.

FIG. 4 is a detailed stereo view of the activation loop.

FIG. 5 is a stereo view of the AMP-PNP bound in the active site.

FIG. 6 is a comparison of the active sites of activated P38γ with P38α (a) and cAPK or cyclic AMP dependent protein kinase(b).

FIG. 7 is a comparison of activated phosphorylation loops from P38γ (dark orange), ERK2 (dark blue), and cAPK (red).

FIG. 8 shows a diagram of a system used to carry out the instructions encoded by the storage medium of FIGS. 9 and 10.

FIG. 9 shows a cross section of a magnetic storage medium.

FIG. 10 shows a cross section of a optically-readable data storage medium.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

This invention provides certain crystallized, protein kinase-ligand complexes, in particular P38-ligand complexes, and their structure coordinates. The structure coordinates are based on the structure of a phosphorylated P38γ complex that has now been solved and which reveals new structural information regarding the activated states of other, related kinase proteins as described herein. The key structural features of the protein, particularly the shape of the substrate binding site, are useful in methods for designing inhibitors of the P38 and in solving the structures of other proteins with similar features.

As used herein, unless otherwise indicated, the term “p38γ” refers to the protein that is described by SEQ ID NO:1. In describing protein structure and function, reference is made to amino acids comprising the protein. The amino acids may also be referred to by their conventional abbreviations, as shown in the table below.

A = Ala = Alanine T = Thr = Threonine V = Val = Valine C = Cys = Cysteine L = Leu = Leucine Y = Tyr = Tyrosine I = Ile = Isoleucine N = Asn = Asparagine P = Pro = Proline Q = Gln = Glutamine F = Phe = Phenylalanine D = Asp = Aspartic Acid W = Trp = Tryptophan E = Glu = Glutamic Acid M = Met = Methionine K = Lys = Lysine G = Gly = Glycine R = Arg = Arginine S = Ser = Serine H = His = Histidine

This invention also provides a crystallizable composition from which the crystallized protein is obtained. The crystallizable composition preferably comprises a phosphorylated P38 protein complexed with a substrate or ligand. The ligand may be any ligand capable of binding to the P38 protein, and is preferably a ligand that binds to the ATP binding site of the protein. Examples of such ligands are small molecule inhibitors of the particular P38 as well as non-hydrolyzable ATP analogs and suicide substrates. Non-hydrolyzable ATP analogs useful in the crystallizable compositions of this invention include AMP-PCH₂P, AMP-PSP and AMP-PNP where the oxygen linking the second and third phosphates of the ATP analogs is replaced by CH₂, S and NH, respectively. An example of a suicidal substrate is 5′-(p-fluorosulfonyl benzoyl)adenosine (FSBA). Preferably, the crystallizable compositions of this invention comprise AMP-PNP as the substrate. It is preferred that the composition further comprise divalent cations, especially magnesium or magnanese cations, which may be introduced in any suitable manner. For example, the cations may be introduced by incubating the desired ligand with a suitable metal salt such as MgCl₂ prior to incubation with the phosphorylated P38 protein.

It has been found that the crystallization of the phosphorylated P38 protein is sensitive to buffer conditions. Thus, in a preferred embodiment, the crystallizable compositions of this invention further comprise a suitable glycol such as ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol (PEG), PEG-monomethyl ether or mixtures thereof, preferably PEG 4000, as an aqueous solution containing between about 10 to 35% of the glycol by volume of solution, a salt, such as sodium acetate at about 50 to 200 mM, a reducing agent, such as dithiothreitol (DTT) at between about 1 to 10 mM, a detergent such as C12E9 at about 0.01 to 0.05%, and a buffer that maintains pH at between about 8.0 and 9.0. An example of a suitable buffer is 100 mM Tris at pH 8.5.

By applying standard crystallization protocols to the above described crystallizable compositions, crystals of the phosphorylated P38 protein complex may be obtained. Thus, one aspect of this invention relates to a method of preparing phosphorylated P38-containing crystals. The method comprises the steps of

(a) obtaining a crystallizable composition comprising a phosphorylated P38 protein, divalent cations, and a ligand capable of binding to the protein, and

(b) subjecting the composition of step (a) to conditions which promote crystallization.

FIGS. 1.1-1.98 show the structure coordinates of a phosphorylated P38γ protein complexed with MgAMP-PNP. The manner of obtaining these structure coordinates, interpretation of the coordinates and their utility in understanding the protein structure, as described herein, will be understood by those of skill in the art and by reference to standard texts such as Crystal Structure Analysis, Jenny Pickworth Glusker and Kenneth N. Trueblood, 2nd Ed. Oxford University Press, 1985, New York; and Principles of Protein Structure, G. E. Schulz and R. H. Schirmer, Springer-Verlag, 1985, New York.

Those of skill in the art understand that a set of structure coordinates for an enzyme or an enzyme-complex or a portion thereof, is a relative set of points that define a shape in three dimensions. Thus, it is possible that an entirely different set of coordinates could define a similar or identical shape. Moreover, slight variations in the individual coordinates will have little effect on overall shape. In terms of binding pockets, these variations would not be expected to significantly alter the nature of ligands that could associate with those pockets.

These variations in coordinates may be generated because of mathematical manipulations of the P38γ/MgAMP-PNP structure coordinates. For example, the structure coordinates set forth in FIGS. 1.1-1.98 could be manipulated by crystallographic permutations of the structure coordinates, fractionalization of the structure coordinates, integer additions or subtractions to sets of the structure coordinates, inversion of the structure coordinates or any combination of the above.

Alternatively, modifications in the crystal structure due to mutations, additions, substitutions, and/or deletions of amino acids, or other changes in any of the components that make up the crystal could also account for variations in structure coordinates. If such variations are within an acceptable standard error as compared to the original coordinates, the resulting three-dimensional shape is considered to be the same. Thus, for example, a ligand that bound to the active site binding pocket of P38γ would also be expected to bind to another binding pocket whose structure coordinates defined a shape that fell within the acceptable error.

The term “binding pocket” refers to a region of the protein that, as a result of its shape, favorably associates with a ligand or substrate. The term “P38γ-like binding pocket” refers to a portion of a molecule or molecular complex whose shape is sufficiently similar to the P38γ binding pockets as to bind common ligands. This commonality of shape may be quantitatively defined by a root mean square deviation (rmsd) from the structure coordinates of the backbone atoms of the amino acids that make up the binding pockets in P38γ (as set forth in FIGS. 1.1-1.98). The method of performing this rmsd calculation is described below.

The “active site binding pockets” or “active site” of P38γ refers to the area on the P38γ enzyme surface where the substrate binds. In resolving the crystal structure of phosphorylated P38γ in complex with MgAMP-PNP, applicants have determined that P38γ amino acids Val33, Ala40, Val41, Ala54, Lys56, Ile87, Met109, Pro110, Phe111, Met112, Gly113, Thr114, Asp115, Lys118, Asp153, Lys155, Gly157, Asn158, Ala160, Leu170, Asp171, Gly173, and Leu174 are within 5 Å of and therefore close enough to interact with MgAMP-PNP. These amino acids are hereinafter referred to as the “SET 5A amino acids.” Thus, a binding pocket defined by the structural coordinates of those amino acids, as set forth in FIGS. 1.1-1.98; or a binding pocket whose root mean square deviation from the structure coordinates of the backbone atoms of those amino acids of not more than about 1.15 angstroms (Å) is considered a P38γ-like binding pocket of this invention.

Applicants have also determined that in addition to the P38γ amino acids set forth above, Pro32, Cys42, Ser43, Val53, Ile55, Lys57, Leu58, Thr59, Arg70, Glu74, Gly88, Leu107, Val108, Leu116, Gly117, Pro156, Leu159, Val161, Lys168, Phe172, Ala175, and Thr188 are within 8 Å of bound MgAMP-PNP and therefore are also close enough to interact with that substrate. These amino acids, in addition to the SET 5A amino acids, are hereinafter referred to as the “SET 8A amino acids.” Thus, in a preferred embodiment, a binding pocket defined by the structural coordinates of the amino acids within 8A of bound MgAMP-PNP, as set forth in FIGS. 1.1-1.98; or a binding pocket whose root mean square deviation from the structure coordinates of the backbone atoms of those amino acids of not more than about 1.15 Å is considered a preferred P38γ-like binding pocket of this invention.

It will be readily apparent to those of skill in the art that the numbering of amino acids in other isoforms of P38 may be different than that set forth for P38γ. Corresponding amino acids in other isoforms of P38 are easily identified by visual inspection of the amino acid sequences or by using commercially available homology software programs, as further described below.

Various computational analyses may be used to determine whether a protein or the binding pocket portion thereof is sufficiently similar to the P38γ binding pockets described above. Such analyses may be carried out in well known software applications, such as the Molecular Similarity application of QUANTA (Molecular Simulations Inc., San Diego, Calif.) version 4.1, and as described in the accompanying User's Guide.

For the purpose of this invention, a rigid fitting method was conveniently used to compare protein structures. Any molecule or molecular complex or binding pocket thereof having a root mean square deviation of conserved residue backbone atoms (N, Cα, C, O) of less than about 1.15 Å when superimposed on the relevant backbone atoms described by structure coordinates listed in FIGS. 1.1-1.98 are considered identical. More preferably, the root mean square deviation is less than about 1.0 Å.

The P38 X-ray coordinate data, when used in conjunction with a computer programmed with software to translate those coordinates into the 3-dimensional structure of p38γ may be used for a variety of purposes, especially for purposes relating to drug discovery. Such software for generating three-dimensional graphical representations are known and commercially available. The ready use of the coordinate data requires that it be stored in a computer-readable format. Thus, in accordance with the present invention, data capable of being displayed as the three dimensional structure of P38γ and portions thereof and their structurally similar homologues is stored in a machine-readable storage medium, which is capable of displaying a graphical three-dimensional representation of the structure.

Therefore, another embodiment of this invention provides a machine-readable data storage medium, comprising a data storage material encoded with machine readable data which, when used by a machine programmed with instructions for using said data, displays a graphical three-dimensional representation of a molecule or molecular complex comprising a binding pocket defined by structure coordinates of the P38γ SET 5A amino acids, or preferably the P38γ SET 8A amino acids, or a homologue of said molecule or molecular complex, wherein said homologue comprises a binding pocket that has a root mean square deviation from the backbone atoms of said amino acids of not more than about 1.15 Å.

Even more preferred is a machine-readable data storage medium that is capable of displaying a graphical three-dimensional representation of a molecule or molecular complex that is defined by the structure coordinates of all of the amino acids in FIG. 1a or a homologue of said molecule or molecular complex, wherein said homologue has a root mean square deviation from the backbone atoms of all of the amino acids in FIGS. 1.1-1.98 of not more than about 1.15 Å.

According to an alternate embodiment, the machine-readable data storage medium comprises a data storage material encoded with a first set of machine readable data which comprises the Fourier transform of the structure coordinates set forth in FIGS. 1.1-1.98, and which, when using a machine programmed with instructions for using said data, can be combined with a second set of machine readable data comprising the X-ray diffraction pattern of another molecule or molecular complex to determine at least a portion of the structure coordinates corresponding to the second set of machine readable data.

For example, the Fourier transform of the structure coordinates set forth in FIG. 1a may be used to determine at least a portion of the structure coordinates of other P38s, such as P38β, and P38δ and isoforms of P38β, P38δ or P38γ. The structure coordinates in FIGS. 1.1-1.98 and the Fourier transform of the coordinates are especially useful for determining the coordinates of other P38s in phosphorylated form.

According to an alternate embodiment, this invention provides a computer for producing a three-dimensional representation of a molecule or molecular complex, wherein said molecule or molecular complex comprises a binding pocket defined by the P38γ SET 5A amino acids, or preferably the P38γ SET 8A amino acids, or a homologue of said molecule or molecular complex, wherein said homologue comprises a binding pocket that has a root mean square deviation from the backbone atoms of said amino acids of not more than 1.15 Å, wherein said computer comprises:

(a) a machine readable data storage medium comprising a data storage material encoded with machine-readable data, wherein said machine readable data comprises the structure coordinates of P38γ or portions thereof;

(b) a working memory for storing instructions for processing said machine-readable data;

(c) a central-processing unit coupled to said working memory and to said machine-readable data storage medium, for processing said machine-readable data into said three-dimensional representation; and

(d) an output hardware coupled to said central processing unit, for receiving said three Dimensional representation.

FIG. 8 demonstrates one version of these embodiments. System 10 includes a computer 11 comprising a central processing unit (“CPU”) 20, a working memory 22 which may be, e.g., RAM (random-access memory) or “core” memory, mass storage memory 24 (such as one or more disk drives or CD-ROM drives), one or more cathode-ray tube (“CRT”) display terminals 26, one or more keyboards 28, one or more input lines 30, and one or more output lines 40, all of which are interconnected by a conventional bi-directional system bus 50.

Input hardware 36, coupled to computer 11 by input lines 30, may be implemented in a variety of ways. Machine-readable data of this invention may be inputted via the use of a modem or modems 32 connected by a telephone line or dedicated data line 34. Alternatively or additionally, the input hardware 36 may comprise CD-ROM drives or disk drives 24. In conjunction with display terminal 26, keyboard 28 may also be used as an input device.

Output hardware 46, coupled to computer 11 by output lines 40, may similarly be implemented by conventional devices. By way of example, output hardware 46 may include CRT display terminal 26 for displaying a graphical representation of a binding pocket of this invention using a program such as QUANTA as described herein. Output hardware might also include a printer 42, so that hard copy output may be produced, or a disk drive 24, to store system output for later use.

In operation, CPU 20 coordinates the use of the various input and output devices 36, 46 coordinates data accesses from mass storage 24 and accesses to and from working memory 22, and determines the sequence of data processing steps. A number of programs may be used to process the machine-readable data of this invention. Such programs are discussed in reference to the computational methods of drug discovery as described herein. Specific references to components of the hardware system 10 are included as appropriate throughout the following description of the data storage medium.

FIG. 9 shows a cross section of a magnetic data storage medium 100 which can be encoded with a machine-readable data that can be carried out by a system such as system 10 of FIG. 8. Medium 100 can be a conventional floppy diskette or hard disk, having a suitable substrate 101, which may be conventional, and a suitable coating 102, which may be conventional, on one or both sides, containing magnetic domains (not visible) whose polarity or orientation can be altered magnetically. Medium 100 may also have an opening (not shown) for receiving the spindle of a disk drive or other data storage device 24. The magnetic domains of coating 102 of medium 100 are polarized or oriented so as to encode in manner which may be conventional, machine readable data such as that described herein, for execution by a system such as system 10 of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 shows a cross section of an optically-readable data storage medium 110 which also can be encoded with such a machine-readable data, or set of instructions, which can be carried out by a system such as system 10 of FIG. 8. Medium 110 can be a conventional compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM) or a rewritable medium such as a magneto-optical disk which is optically readable and magneto-optically writable. Medium 100 preferably has a suitable substrate 111, which may be conventional, and a suitable coating 112, which may be conventional, usually of one side of substrate 111.

In the case of CD-ROM, as is well known, coating 112 is reflective and is impressed with a plurality of pits 113 to encode the machine-readable data. The arrangement of pits is read by reflecting laser light off the surface of coating 112. A protective coating 114, which preferably is substantially transparent, is provided on top of coating 112.

In the case of a magneto-optical disk, as is well known, coating 112 has no pits 113, but has a plurality of magnetic domains whose polarity or orientation can be changed magnetically when heated above a certain temperature, as by a laser (not shown). The orientation of the domains can be read by measuring the polarization of laser light reflected from coating 112. The arrangement of the domains encodes the data as described above.

As mentioned above, the P38γ X-ray coordinate data is useful for screening and identifying drugs that inhibit P38, especially phosphorylated P38. For example, the structure encoded by the data may be computationally evaluated for its ability to associate with putative substrates or ligands. Such compounds that associate with p38γ may inhibit p38γ, and are potential drug candidates. Additionally or alternatively, the structure encoded by the data may be displayed in a graphical three-dimensional representation on a computer screen. This allows visual inspection of the structure, as well as visual inspection of the structure's association with the compounds.

Thus, according to another embodiment, this invention relates to a method for evaluating the potential of a compound to associate with a molecule or molecular complex comprising a binding pocket defined by the structure coordinates of the P38γ SET 5A amino acids, or preferably the P38γ SET 8A amino acids, or a homologue of said molecule or molecular complex, wherein said homologue comprises a binding pocket that has a root mean square deviation from the backbone atoms of said amino acids of not more than about 1.15 Å.

This method comprises the steps of:

a) creating a computer model of the binding pocket using structure coordinates wherein the root mean square deviation between said structure coordinates and the structure coordinates of the P38γ amino acids Val33, Ala40, Val41, Ala54, Lys56, Ile87, Met109, Pro110, Phe111, Met112, Gly113, Thr114, Asp115, Lys118, Asp153, Lys155, Gly157, Asn158, Ala160, Leu170, Asp171, Gly173, and Leu174 according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98 is not more than about 1.15 Å;

b) employing computational means to perform a fitting operation between the chemical entity and said computer model of the binding pocket; and

c) analyzing the results of said fitting operation to quantify the association between the chemical entity and the binding pocket model.

The term “chemical entity”, as used herein, refers to chemical compounds or ligands, complexes of at least two chemical compounds, and fragments of such compounds or complexes.

Even more preferably, the method evaluates the potential of a chemical entity to associate with a molecule or molecular complex defined by the structure coordinates of all of the P38γ amino acids, as set forth in FIGS. 1.1-1.98, or a homologue of said molecule or molecular complex having a root mean square deviation from the backbone atoms of said amino acids of not more than 1.15 Å.

Alternatively, the structural coordinates of the P38γ binding pocket can be utilized in a method for identifying a potential agonist or antagonist of a molecule comprising a P38γ-like binding pocket. This method comprises the steps of:

(a) using atomic coordinates of the P38γ SET 5A amino acids ± a root mean square deviation from the backbone atoms of said amino acids of not more than about 1.15Å, to generate a three-dimensional structure of molecule comprising a P38γ-like binding pocket;

(b) employing said three-dimensional structure to design or select said potential agonist or antagonist;

(c) synthesizing said agonist or antagonist; and

(d) contacting said agonist or antagonist with said molecule to determine the ability of said potential agonist or antagonist to interact with said molecule.

More preferred is the use of the atomic coordinates of the P38γ SET 8A amino acids, ± a root mean square deviation from the backbone atoms of said amino acids of not more than 1.15 Å, to generate a three-dimensional structure of molecule comprising a p38γ-like binding pocket. Most preferred is when the atomic coordinates of all the amino acids of P38γ according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98 ± a root mean square deviation from the backbone atoms of said amino acids of not more than 1.15 Å, are used to generate a three-dimensional structure of molecule comprising a P38γ-like binding pocket.

For the first time, the present invention permits the use of molecular design techniques to identify, select or design potential inhibitors of p38, based on the structure of a phosphorylated p38γ-like binding pocket. Such a predictive model is valuable in light of the high costs associated with the preparation and testing of the many diverse compounds that may possibly bind to the p38 protein.

According to this invention, a potential p38 inhibitor may now be evaluated for its ability to bind a P38γ-like binding pocket prior to its actual synthesis and testing. If a proposed compound is predicted to have insufficient interaction or association with the binding pocket, preparation and testing of the compound is obviated. However, if the computer modeling indicates a strong interaction, the compound may then be obtained and tested for its ability to bind. Testing to confirm binding may be performed using assays such as described in Example 6.

A potential inhibitor of a P38γ-like binding pocket may be computationally evaluated by means of a series of steps in which chemical entities or fragments are screened and selected for their ability to associate with the P38γ-like binding pockets.

One skilled in the art may use one of several methods to screen chemical entities or fragments for their ability to associate with a P38γ-like binding pocket. This process may begin by visual inspection of, for example, a P38γ-like binding pocket on the computer screen based on the P38γ structure coordinates in FIGS. 1.1-1.98 or other coordinates which define a similar shape generated from the machine-readable storage medium. Selected fragments or chemical entities may then be positioned in a variety of orientations, or docked, within that binding pocket as defined above. Docking may be accomplished using software such as Quanta and Sybyl, followed by energy minimization and molecular dynamics with standard molecular mechanics force fields, such as CHARMM and AMBER.

Specialized computer programs may also assist in the process of selecting fragments or chemical entities. These include:

1. GRID (P. J. Goodford, “A Computational Procedure for Determining Energetically Favorable Binding Sites on Biologically Important Macromolecules”, J. Med. Chem., 28, pp. 849-857 (1985)). GRID is available from Oxford University, Oxford, UK.

2. MCSS (A. Miranker et al., “Functionality Maps of Binding Sites: A Multiple Copy Simultaneous Search Method.” Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics, 11, pp. 29-34 (1991)). MCSS is available from Molecular Simulations, San Diego, Calif.

3. AUTODOCK (D. S. Goodsell et al., “Automated Docking of Substrates to Proteins by Simulated Annealing”, Proteins: Structure, Function, and Genetics, 8, pp. 195-202 (1990)). AUTODOCK is available from Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Calif.

4. DOCK (I. D. Kuntz et al., “A Geometric Approach to Macromolecule-Ligand Interactions”, J. Mol. Biol., 161, pp. 269-288 (1982)). DOCK is available from University of California, San Francisco, Calif.

Once suitable chemical entities or fragments have been selected, they can be designed or assembled into a single compound or complex. Assembly may be preceded by visual inspection of the relationship of the fragments to each other on the three-dimensional image displayed on a computer screen in relation to the structure coordinates of P38γ. This would be followed by manual model building using software such as Quanta or Sybyl [Tripos Associates, St. Louis, Mo].

Useful programs to aid one of skill in the art in connecting the individual chemical entities or fragments include:

1. CAVEAT (P. A. Bartlett et al, “CAVEAT: A Program to Facilitate the Structure-Derived Design of Biologically Active Molecules”, in Molecular Recognition in Chemical and Biological Problems”, Special Pub., Royal Chem. Soc., 78, pp. 182-196 (1989); G. Lauri and P. A. Bartlett, “CAVEAT: a Program to Facilitate the Design of Organic Molecules”, J. Comput. Aided Mol. Des., 8, pp. 51-66 (1994)). CAVEAT is available from the University of California, Berkeley, Calif.

2. 3D Database systems such as ISIS (MDL Information Systems, San Leandro, Calif.). This area is reviewed in Y. C. Martin, “3D Database Searching in Drug Design”, J. Med. Chem., 35, pp. 2145-2154 (1992).

3. HOOK (M. B. Eisen et al, “HOOK: A Program for Finding Novel Molecular Architectures that Satisfy the Chemical and Steric Requirements of a Macromolecule Binding Site”, Proteins: Struct., Funct., Genet., 19, pp. 199-221 (1994). HOOK is available from Molecular Simulations, San Diego, Calif.

Instead of proceeding to build an inhibitor of a P38γ-like binding pocket in a step-wise fashion one fragment or chemical entity at a time as described above, inhibitory or other P38γ binding compounds may be designed as a whole or “de novo” using either an empty binding site or optionally including some portion(s) of a known inhibitor(s). There are many de novo ligand design methods including:

1. LUDI (H.-J. Bohm, “The Computer Program LUDI: A New Method for the De Novo Design of Enzyme Inhibitors”, J. Comp. Aid. Molec. Design, 6, pp. 61-78 (1992)). LUDI is available from Molecular Simulations Incorporated, San Diego, Calif.

2. LEGEND (Y. Nishibata et al., Tetrahedron, 47, p. 8985 (1991)). LEGEND is available from Molecular Simulations Incorporated, San Diego, Calif.

3. LeapFrog (available from Tripos Associates, St. Louis, Mo.).

4. SPROUT (V. Gillet et al, “SPROUT: A Program for Structure Generation)”, J. Comput. Aided Mol. Design, 7, pp. 127-153 (1993)). SPROUT is available from the University of Leeds, UK.

Other molecular modeling techniques may also be employed in accordance with this invention [see, e.g., Cohen et al., “Molecular Modeling Software and Methods for Medicinal Chemistry, J. Med. Chem., 33, pp. 883-894 (1990); see also, M. A. Navia and M. A. Murcko, “The Use of Structural Information in Drug Design”, Current Opinions in Structural Biology, 2, pp. 202-210 (1992); L. M. Balbes et al., “A Perspective of Modern Methods in Computer-Aided Drug Design”, in Reviews in Computational Chemistry, Vol. 5, K. B. Lipkowitz and D. B. Boyd, Eds., VCH, New York, pp. 337-380 (1994); see also, W. C. Guida, “Software For Structure-Based Drug Design”, Curr. Opin. Struct. Biology, 4, pp. 777-781 (1994)].

Once a compound has been designed or selected by the above methods, the efficiency with which that entity may bind to a P38γ binding pocket may be tested and optimized by computational evaluation. For example, an effective P38γ binding pocket inhibitor must preferably demonstrate a relatively small difference in energy between its bound and free states (i.e., a small deformation energy of binding). Thus, the most efficient P38γ binding pocket inhibitors should preferably be designed with a deformation energy of binding of not greater than about 10 kcal/mole, more preferably, not greater than 7 kcal/mole. P38γ binding pocket inhibitors may interact with the binding pocket in more than one of multiple conformations that are similar in overall binding energy. In those cases, the deformation energy of binding is taken to be the difference between the energy of the free entity and the average energy of the conformations observed when the inhibitor binds to the protein.

An entity designed or selected as binding to a P38γ binding pocket may be further computationally optimized so that in its bound state it would preferably lack repulsive electrostatic interaction with the target enzyme and with the surrounding water molecules. Such non-complementary electrostatic interactions include repulsive charge-charge, dipole-dipole and charge-dipole interactions.

Specific computer software is available in the art to evaluate compound deformation energy and electrostatic interactions. Examples of programs designed for such uses include: Gaussian 94, revision C (M. J. Frisch, Gaussian, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. ©1995); AMBER, version 4.1 (P. A. Kollman, University of California at San Francisco, ©1995); QUANTA/CHARMM (Molecular Simulations, Inc., San Diego, Calif. ©1995); Insight II/Discover (Molecular Simulations, Inc., San Diego, Calif. ©1995); DelPhi (Molecular Simulations, Inc., San Diego, Calif. ©1995); and AMSOL (Quantum Chemistry Program Exchange, Indiana University). These programs may be implemented, for instance, using a Silicon Graphics workstation such as an Indigo² with “IMPACT” graphics. Other hardware systems and software packages will be known to those skilled in the art.

Another approach enabled by this invention, is the computational screening of small molecule databases for chemical entities or compounds that can bind in whole, or in part, to a P38γ binding pocket. In this screening, the quality of fit of such entities to the binding site may be judged either by shape complementarity or by estimated interaction energy [E. C. Meng et al., J. Comp. Chem., 13, 505-524 (1992)].

According to another embodiment, the invention provides compounds which associate with a P38γ-like binding pocket produced or identified by the method set forth above.

The structure coordinates set forth in FIGS. 1.1-1.98 can also be used to aid in obtaining structural information about another crystallized molecule or molecular complex. This may be achieved by any of a number of well-known techniques, including molecular replacement.

Therefore, in another embodiment this invention provides a method of utilizing molecular replacement to obtain structural information about a molecule or molecular complex whose structure is unknown comprising the steps of:

a) crystallizing said molecule or molecular complex of unknown structure;

b) generating an X-ray diffraction pattern from said crystallized molecule or molecular complex; and

c) applying at least a portion of the structure coordinates set forth in FIGS. 1.1-1.98 to the X-ray diffraction pattern to generate a three-dimensional electron density map of the molecule or molecular complex whose structure is unknown.

By using molecular replacement, all or part of the structure coordinates of the P38γ/MgAMP-PNP complex as provided by this invention (and set forth in FIGS. 1.1-1.98) can be used to determine the structure of another crystallized molecule or molecular complex more quickly and efficiently than attempting an ab initio structure determination.

Molecular replacement provides an accurate estimation of the phases for an unknown structure. Phases are a factor in equations used to solve crystal structures that can not be determined directly. Obtaining accurate values for the phases, by methods other than molecular replacement, is a time-consuming process that involves iterative cycles of approximations and refinements and greatly hinders the solution of crystal structures. However, when the crystal structure of a protein containing at least a homologous portion has been solved, the phases from the known structure provide a satisfactory estimate of the phases for the unknown structure.

Thus, this method involves generating a preliminary model of a molecule or molecular complex whose structure coordinates are unknown, by orienting and positioning the relevant portion of the P38γ/MgAMP-PNP complex according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98 within the unit cell of the crystal of the unknown molecule or molecular complex so as best to account for the observed X-ray diffraction pattern of the crystal of the molecule or molecular complex whose structure is unknown. Phases can then be calculated from this model and combined with the observed X-ray diffraction pattern amplitudes to generate an electron density map of the structure whose coordinates are unknown. This, in turn, can be subjected to any well-known model building and structure refinement techniques to provide a final, accurate structure of the unknown crystallized molecule or molecular complex [E. Lattman, “Use of the Rotation and Translation Functions”, in Meth. Enzymol., 115, pp. 55-77 (1985); M. G. Rossmann, ed., “The Molecular Replacement Method”, Int. Sci. Rev. Ser., No. 13, Gordon & Breach, New York (1972)].

The structure of any portion of any crystallized molecule or molecular complex that is sufficiently homologous to any portion of the P38γ/MgAMP-PNP complex can be resolved by this method.

In a preferred embodiment, the method of molecular replacement is utilized to obtain structural information about another P38, such as P38α, P38β, P38δ, or isoforms of P38β, P38δ or P38γ. The structure coordinates of P38γ as provided by this invention are particularly useful in solving the structure of other isoforms of P38γ or P38γ complexes.

Furthermore, the structure coordinates of P38γ as provided by this invention are useful in solving the structure of P38γ proteins that have amino acid substitutions, additions and/or deletions (referred to collectively as “P38γ mutants”, as compared to naturally occurring P38γ isoforms). These P38γ mutants may optionally be crystallized in co-complex with a chemical entity, such as a non-hydrolyzable ATP analogue or a suicide substrate. The crystal structures of a series of such complexes may then be solved by molecular replacement and compared with that of wild-type p38γ. Potential sites for modification within the various binding sites of the enzyme may thus be identified. This information provides an additional tool for determining the most efficient binding interactions such as, for example, increased hydrophobic interactions, between P38γ and a chemical entity or compound.

All of the complexes referred to above may be studied using well-known X-ray diffraction techniques and may be refined versus 1.5-3A resolution X-ray data to an R value of about 0.22 or less using computer software, such as X-PLOR [Yale University, ©1992, distributed by Molecular Simulations, Inc.; see, e.g., Blundell & Johnson, supra; Meth. Enzymol., vol. 114 & 115, H. W. Wyckoff et al., eds., Academic Press (1985)]. This information may thus be used to optimize known P38γ inhibitors, and more importantly, to design new P38γ inhibitors.

The structure coordinates described above may also be used to derive the dihedral angles, φ and ψ, that define the conformation of the amino acids in the protein backbone. As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the φ_(n) angle refers to the rotation around the bond between the alpha carbon and the nitrogen, and the ψ_(n) angle refers to the rotation around the bond between the carbonyl carbon and the alpha carbon. The subscript “n” identifies the amino acid whose conformation is being described [for a general reference, see Blundell and Johnson, Protein Crystallography, Academic Press, London, 1976].

Surprisingly, it has now been found that for the crystalline P38γ-ligand complex, the conformation of Gly113 is very different from the conformations reported for corresponding amino acids in other protein kinases. In order to compare the conformations of P38γ and other protein kinases at a particular amino acid site, such as Gly113, along the polypeptide backbone well-known procedures may be used for doing sequence alignments of the amino acids. Such sequence alignments allow for the equivalent or corresponding sites to be compared. One such method for doing a sequence alignment is the “bestfit” program available from Genetics Computer Group which uses the local homology algorithm described by Smith and Waterman in Advances in Applied Mathematics 2; 482 (1981).

A suitable amino acid sequence alignment will require that the proteins being aligned share a minimum percentage of identical amino acids. Generally, a first protein being aligned with a second protein should share in excess of about 35% identical amino acids with the second protein. Hanks et al., Science, 241, 42 (1988); Hanks and Quinn, Methods in Enzymology, 200, 38 (1991).

Equivalents of the Gly113 residue of p38γ may also be identified by its functional position. Gly113 is the amino acid residue that immediately follows sequentially the amino acid residue that donates, or is capable of donating, a hydrogen bond to the N1 nitrogen of the adenosine ring of ATP or an ATP analog, if such ATP or ATP analog were to be in the binding pocket comprising the Gly113 residue. The ability of the amino acid to donate such a hydrogen bond occurs as the result of the spatial position of the amino acid in the binding pocket of the protein. As used herein, the term “corresponding amino acid” or “equivalent amino acid” refers to a particular amino acid in a protein kinase that corresponds to another, particular amino acid in a different protein kinase as determined by sequence alignment and/or its functional position.

Table 1 shows the sequence alignments for selected protein kinases where corresponding amino acids are shown in the same column. The amino acid numbering is based on the assignments given in the Swiss-Prot database which is an international protein sequence database distributed by the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) in Geneva, Switzerland. The database can be found at www.ebi.ac.uk/swissprot. Erk6_HUMAN is the database protein name for P38γ. The ten amino acids immediately preceding G113 of P38γ are given starting with T103. Thus, for example, Gly113 of P38γ corresponds or is equivalent to the following: Gly110 of P38α (MP38_HUMAN), Glu107 of mouse ERK2, and Asp150 of human JNK3. The last column of Table 1 shows the Swiss-Prot database accession number.

TABLE 1 Sequence Alignments for Selected Proteins Corresponding Amino Acid Sequences Access Protein Using Swiss-Prot Amino Acid Numbering Number ERK6_HUMAN T103 D F Y L V M P F M112 G113 P53778 SEQ ID NO: 1 MP38_HUMAN N100 D V Y L V T H L M109 G110 Q16539 SEQ ID NO: 2 ERK2_HUMAN K99 D V Y I V Q D L M108 E109 P28482 SEQ ID NO: 3 ERK2_MOUSE K97 D V Y I V Q D L M106 E107 P27703 SEQ ID NO: 4 JNK3_HUMAN Q140 D V Y L V M E L M149 D150 P53779 SEQ ID NO: 5 KAPA_MOUSE S115 N L Y M V M E Y V124 A125 P05132 SEQ ID NO: 6 INSR_HUMAN Q1097 P T L V V M E L M1106 A1107 P06213 SEQ ID NO: 7 LCK_HUMAN E310 P I Y I I T E Y M319 E320 P06239 SEQ ID NO: 8 ZA70_HUMAN E408 A L M L V M E M A417 G418 P43403 SEQ ID NO: 9 PKD1_DICDI T107 K I H F I M E Y A116 G117 P34100 SEQ ID NO: 10 KPC1_YEAST N898 R I Y F A M E F I907 G908 P24583 SEQ ID NO: 11 CLK1_HUMAN G235 H I C I V F E L L244 G245 P49759 SEQ ID NO: 12 CLK2_HUMAN G237 H M C I S F E L L246 G247 P49760 SEQ ID NO: 13 DOA_DROME G243 H M C I V F E M L252 G253 P49762 SEQ ID NO: 14 DSK1_SCHPO A160 H V C M V F E V L169 G170 P36616 SEQ ID NO: 15 MKKI_YEAST S293 S I Y I A M E Y M302 G303 P32490 SEQ ID NO: 16 MKK2_YEAST S286 S I Y I A M E Y M295 G296 P32491 SEQ ID NO: 17 NIMA_EMENI Q83 D L Y L Y M E Y C92 G93 P11837 SEQ ID NO: 18 KMOS_HUMAN S133 L G T I I M E F G142 G143 P00540 SEQ ID NO: 19 KC1A_HUMAN D84 Y N V L V M D L L93 G94 P48729 SEQ ID NO: 20 KC1B_BOVIN D84 Y N V L V M D L L93 G94 P35507 SEQ ID NO: 21 KC1D_HUMAN D76 Y N V M V M E L L85 G86 P48730 SEQ ID NO: 22 CK11_YEAST L136 H N I L V I D L L145 G146 P23291 SEQ ID NO: 23 CK12_YEAST L143 H N I L V I D L L152 G153 P23292 SEQ ID NO: 24 HR25_YEAST E76 Y N A M V I D L L85 G86 P29295 SEQ ID NO: 25 KNS1_YEAST N387 H I C L V T D L Y396 G397 P32350 SEQ ID NO: 26 KYK1_DICDI D1360 H H C I V T E W M1369 G1370 P18160 SEQ ID NO: 27 CKI1_SCHPO L79 H N V L V I D L L88 G89 P40233 SEQ ID NO: 28 CDK2_HUMAN N74 K L Y L V F E F L83 H84 P24941 SEQ ID NO: 29 KPBG_HUMAN T97 F F F L V F D L M107 K108 Q16816 SEQ ID NO: 30 KCC1_HUMAN G89 H L Y L I M Q L V98 S99 Q14012 SEQ ID NO: 31

As noted above, the conformation of Gly113 is very different from the conformations reported for corresponding amino acids in other protein kinases. For Gly113 of the P38γ-AMPPNP complex, ψ₁₁₂ was found to be about 24 degrees and φ₁₁₃ was found to be about 96 degrees. Table 2 shows the dihedral angles for Met112 and Gly113 of P38γ-AMPPNP complex and how these angles compare to those of the corresponding amino acids in other MAP kinases whose crystal structures have been reported. The protein names for the known proteins are provided as their Protein Data Banks™ (pdb) accession numbers. The Protein Data Bank is an international repository for three dimensional structures and can be located at www.rcsb.org/pdb/.

TABLE 2 Dihedral Angles (in degrees) for Met112 and Gly113 and Equivalents in P38 and Other Protein Kinases Met 112 Gly 113 Protein φ ψ φ ψ P38γ-AMPPNP −106.2 23.8 96.24 −90.6 P38α-ligand^(a) −80.8 −26.5 95.7 −22.5 SEQ ID NO: 32 1ERK^(b) −119.1 131.7 −51.6 −55.6 SEQ ID NO: 33 2ERK^(c) −99.5 130.3 −42.7 −49.9 SEQ ID NO: 34 1p38^(d) −92.7 128.4 −82.1 −103.2 SEQ ID NO: 35 1ATP^(e) −96.6 89.1 −56.1 −30.1 SEQ ID NO: 36 1JNK^(f) −105.3 170.6 −92.2 −22.8 SEQ ID NO: 37 1IR3^(g) −112.7 87.9 −44.2 −38.4 SEQ ID NO: 38 1IRK^(h) −85.6 109.9 −40.7 −38.4 SEQ ID NO: 39 3LCK^(i) −121.7 105.9 −53.3 −38.2 SEQ ID NO: 40 ^(a)in-house structure of complex with a designed inhibitor; ^(b)unphosphorylated ERK, reported in Nature, 367, 704, (1994); ^(c)phosphorylated ERK, Cell, 90, 859 (1997); ^(d)unphosphorylated p38γ, Proc. Nat. Acad. Science, 94, 2327 (1997); ^(e)cyclic AMP dependent protein kinase or cAPK, Acta Crys. Sec. D, 49, 362 (1993); ^(f)unphosphorylated JNK3, Structure, 6, 983 (1998); ^(g)insulin receptor tyrosine kinase, Embo J., 16, 5572 (1997); ^(h)insulin receptor tyrosine kinase, Nature, 372, 786, (1994); ^(i)lymphocyte-specific kinase, Nature, 368, 764, (1994)

It is well-recognized that there will be some variability in the conformations of corresponding amino acids in similar or identical proteins when the protein crystallization and structure determination are repeated. This variability in the φ and ψ dihedral angles may be approximated by reference to Ramachandran plots comparing the conformations obtained for two or more identical or similar proteins [Blundell and Johnson, Protein Crystallography, Academic Press, London, 1976]. It may be expected that the dihedral angles of equivalent amino acid residues in identical or similar proteins will vary as much as about 45° or more.

It should be noted that the amino acid numbering defined in the Protein Data Banks™ may be offset from the numbering given in the Swiss-Prot database. This offset, when it occurs, will be readily understood by those skilled in the art. Thus, the sequences of those proteins that are listed in both databases may be easily compared despite offsets in amino acid numbering that may occur. Examples of such offsets occur for INSR_HUMAN where A1107 according to Swiss-Prot numbering is the same as A1080 in the PDB database and for LCK_HUMAN where E319 according to Swiss-Prot numbering is the same as E320 by PDB numbering.

The ψ₁₁₂ and φ₁₁₃ dihedral angles of the P38γ-AMPPNP complex shown in Table 2 indicate that the conformation of Gly113 in this complex is “flipped” or rotated considerably relative to corresponding amino acids in other MAP kinases. Therefore, the structure coordinates of P38γ set forth in FIGS. 1.1-1.98 represent, inter alia, what is believed to be a conformation at Met 112 and Gly113 that had not been observed for other crystalline protein kinases, especially other MAP kinases.

Accordingly, another embodiment of this invention relates to a crystalline protein kinase-ligand complex, said kinase comprising amino acid residues that correspond by functional and/or sequence alignment to the Met112 and Gly113 residues of P38γ or that correspond by functional and/or sequence alignment to the Met112 and Gly113 equivalent residues of one or more proteins listed in Table 1, wherein the ψ angle of the residue corresponding to Met112 is in the range of about −60° to 60° and the ψ angle of the residue corresponding to Gly113 is in the range of about 30° to 150°. Preferably, the ψ angle of the crystalline protein kinase-ligand complex is in the range of about −45° to 45° and most preferably in the range of about −30° to 30°. Preferably, the φ angle is in the range of about 45° to 135°, and most preferably is in the range of about 60° to 120°. Examples of kinases that may provide such a crystalline protein kinase when complexed with a ligand are described by Hanks et al., Science, 241, 42 (1988) and Hanks and Quinn, Methods in Enzymology, 200, 38 (1991). Other examples of such kinases may be found at www.sdsc.edu/Kinases/pkr/pk_catalytic/pk_hanks_seq_align_long.html, where the kinases are listed with their corresponding sequence alignments.

Another embodiment of this invention relates to a crystalline protein kinase-ligand complex, said kinase selected from the proteins listed in Table 1, wherein the ψ angle of the residue corresponding to Met112 is in the range of about −60° to 60° and the φ angle of the residue corresponding to Gly113 is in the range of about 30° to 150°. Preferably, the ψ angle of the crystalline protein kinase-ligand complex is in the range of about −45° to 45° and most preferably in the range of about −30° to 30°. Preferably, the φ angle is in the range of about 45° to 135°, and most preferably is in the range of about 60° to 120°.

Structural information regarding the conformation of the Met112 and Gly113 residues of the crystalline P38γ complex may be encoded in a machine-readable data storage medium as described above for encoding the other structural coordinates of the protein. Accordingly, another embodiment of this invention relates to a computer for producing a three-dimensional representation of an ATP binding site of a protein kinase-ligand complex, or portion thereof, wherein said computer comprises:

a) a machine-readable data storage medium comprising a data storage material encoded with machine-readable data, wherein said machine-readable data comprises the structure coordinates of a kinase, or portion thereof, said kinase or portion thereof comprising amino acid residues that correspond by functional and/or sequence alignment to the Met112 and Gly113 residues of P38γ or that correspond by functional and/or sequence alignment to the Met112 and Gly113 equivalent residues of one or more proteins listed in Table 1, wherein the ψ angle of the residue corresponding to Met112 is in the range of about −60° to 60° and the φ angle of the residue corresponding to Gly113 is in the range of about 30° to 150°;

b) a working memory for storing instructions for processing said machine-readable data;

c) a central-processing unit coupled to said working memory and to said machine-readable data storage medium, for processing said machine readable data into said three-dimensional representation; and

d) an output hardware coupled to said central-processing unit, for receiving said three-dimensional representation. Preferably, the machine-readable data comprises the structure coordinates of a kinase, or portion thereof, said kinase comprising amino acid residues corresponding to the Met112 and Gly113 amino acids of P38γ or corresponding to the Met112 and Gly113 equivalent residues of one or more proteins listed in Table 1, wherein the ψ angle is in the range of about −45° to 45° and most preferably in the range of about −30° to 30°, and the φ angle is in the range of about 45° to 135° and most preferably in the range of about 60° to 120°. In a more preferred embodiment of this computer, the machine readable data comprises the structure coordinates of a crystalline protein kinase-ligand complex, or portion thereof, where said kinase is selected from a protein listed in Table 1.

For designing new compounds that associate with a protein kinase binding pocket, it is useful to employ information that includes the conformations of the Met112 and Gly113 residues, or their equivalents, along with other structural information regarding amino acids in the binding pocket. For example, to evaluate the ability of a chemical entity to bind to a protein kinase, the conformations of Met112 and Gly113, or equivalents, may be used along with structure coordinates of the backbone atoms of amino acids in the protein kinase binding pocket. These structure coordinates and the structure coordinates of the p38γ amino acids Val33, Ala40, Val41, Ala54, Lys56, Ile87, Met109, Pro110, Phe111, Met112, Gly113, Thr114, Asp115, Lys118, Asp153, Lys155, Gly157, Asn158, Ala160, Leu170, Asp171, Gly173, and Leu174 according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98 should not differ by more than about 3.0 angstroms in root mean square deviation, preferably the root mean square deviation is within about 2.7 angstroms, and most preferably within about 2.5 angstroms. For example, the root mean square deviation between the structure coordinates of the p38γ amino acids and those of a p38γ complex (see Table 2) was found by applicants to be 2.41 angstroms. Resolution error may account for variation in the root mean square deviation of a few tenths of an angstrom.

Accordingly, another embodiment of this invention provides a method for evaluating the ability of a chemical entity to associate with a protein kinase binding pocket, said method comprising the steps of:

a) creating a computer model of the binding pocket using structure coordinates wherein:

(i) the root mean square deviation between said structure coordinates and the structure coordinates of the P38γ amino acids Val33, Ala40, Val41, Ala54, Lys56, Ile87, Met109, Pro110, Phe111, Met112, Gly113, Thr114, Asp115, Lys118, Asp153, Lys155, Gly157, Asn158, Ala160, Leu170, Asp171, Gly173, and Leu174 according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98 is within about 3.0 angstroms,

(ii) said binding pocket model depicts amino acid residues that correspond by functional and/or sequence alignment to the Met112 and Gly113 residues of P38γ or that correspond by functional and/or sequence alignment to the Met112 and Gly113 equivalent residues of one or more proteins listed in Table 1, and

(iii) said binding pocket model depicts the ψ angle of the residue corresponding to Met112 to be in the range of about −60° to 60° and the φ angle of the residue corresponding to Gly113 to be in the range of about 30° to 150°;

b) employing computational means to perform a fitting operation between the chemical entity and the binding pocket model; and

c) analyzing the results of said fitting operation to quantify the association between the chemical entity and the binding pocket model.

A useful root mean square deviation between the structure coordinates of a particular binding pocket and the structure coordinates of the binding pocket of another protein kinase may be readily determined by one skilled in the art. For example, when the protein kinase is selected from a protein listed in Table 1, the root mean square deviation is preferably within about 2.7 angstroms, and is more preferably within about 2.5 angstroms.

This invention also provides a method for identifying a potential agonist or antagonist of a molecule comprising a P38γ-like binding pocket, comprising the steps of:

a) creating a computer model of the binding pocket using structure coordinates wherein:

(i) the root mean square deviation between said structure coordinates and the structure coordinates of the P38γ amino acids Val33, Ala40, Val41, Ala54, Lys56, Ile87, Met109, Pro110, Phe111, Met112, Gly113, Thr114, Asp115, Lys118, Asp153, Lys155, Gly157, Asn158, Ala160, Leu170, Asp170, Gly173, and Leu174 according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98 is within about 3.0 angstroms,

(ii) said binding pocket model depicts amino acid residues that correspond by functional and/or sequence alignment to the Met112 and Gly113 residues of P38γ or that correspond by functional and/or sequence alignment to the Met112 and Gly113 equivalent residues of one or more proteins listed in Table 1, and

(iii) said binding pocket model depicts the ψ angle of the residue corresponding to Met112 to be in the range of about −60° to 60° and the φ angle of the residue corresponding to Gly113 to be in the range of about 30° to 150°;

b) employing said model of the binding pocket to design or select said potential agonist or antagonist;

c) synthesizing said agonist or antagonist; and

d) contacting said agonist or antagonist with said molecule to determine the ability of said potential agonist or antagonist to interact with said molecule.

A preferred embodiment of this method uses the structure coordinates of the Met112 and Gly113 amino acids of p38γ or the Met112 and Gly113 equivalent residues of a protein listed in Table 1.

In order that this invention be more fully understood, the following examples are set forth. These examples are for the purpose of illustration only and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention in any way.

EXAMPLE 1

Expression and Purification of P38γ Protein P38 with a His6 tag was overexpressed in E. Coli, and then purified by using metal affinity resin followed by MonoQ resin. The purified material was phosphorylated with constituitively active MKK6, and purified again with MonoQ resin (Fox, T. et al., manuscript in preparation). Size-exclusion chromatography was performed to determine the apparent molecular weights of unphosphorylated and phosphorylated P38γ as follows. A Superdex 75 HR 10/30 column (Pharmacia, Uppsala) was equilibrated in 12.5 mM HEPES, pH 7.3, containing 6.25% (v/v) glycerol and 100 mM KCl. Bovine serum albumin (67 kDa), ovalbumin (43 kDa), chymotrypsinogen (25 kDa), ribonuclease A (13.7 kDa) were used to calibrate the column prior to P38γ analyses. A flow rate of 0.25 ml/min was used for chromatographic runs and samples were loaded in a volume of 100-200 _l at 0.7-4 mg/ml.

EXAMPLE 2 Crystallization of P38γ

Crystals of phosphorylated P38γ complexed with AMP-PNP were grown by vapor diffusion. Clusters of rods appeared after 3 to 7 days when protein (0.5 mM P38γ with 5 mM AMP-PNP and 0.02% C₁₂E₉) was mixed with an equal volume of reservoir (100 mM NaOAc, 100 mM Tris 8.5, 27% PEG 4000, 10 mM MgCl₂, and 5 mM DTT) and allowed to stand at room temperature. Single crystals with 100 mM maximum thickness were separated from their parent cluster, cryoprotected by adding ethylene glycol to a final concentration of 15% over 15 min in three equal steps, and flash cooled to −170° C. in a stream of gaseous nitrogen.

EXAMPLE 3 X-Ray Data Collection and Structure Determination

The diffraction pattern displayed symmetry consistent with space group P2₁2₁2₁, with unit cell dimensions a=63.50 Å, b=66.82 Å, and c=206.02 Å. Diffraction extended to 4.0 Å in the a*, b* direction and 3.0 Å in the c* direction. Data collection at NSLS X25 allowed a significant improvement in the observed diffraction limit: data were collected to 3.0 Å in the a*,b* direction and at least 2.4 Å in the c* direction. Data were integrated to 2.4 Å [Otwinowski, Z. in CCP4 Study Weekend (eds. Sawyer, L., Isaacs, N. & Bailey, S.) 56-62 (SERC Daresbury Laboratory, England) (1993); Minor, W. XDISPLAYF Program, Purdue University, (1993)]. The overall R-merge for the data was 6.7%, with I/sig(I)=2.0 at 2.4 Å resolution. The X-ray data comprised 31732 unique reflections derived from 118429 intensity measurements. The data were 90% complete overall and 76.5% complete in the 2.49-2.40 Å resolution shell. Data incompleteness, particularly in the highest resolution shell, reflects the anisotropic nature of the diffraction.

The volume of the asymmetric unit indicated the presence of two P38γ molecules. The self-rotation function calculated with POLARRFN [Acta Crys D50, 760-763 (1994)] revealed a noncrystallographic peak with intensity half of the origin at Kappa=180°, omega=90°, and Phi=44°.

Coordinates for the structure of phosphorylated ERK2 were not initially available from the protein data bank and could not be used for molecular replacement. Several different models for P38γ were constructed based on the X-ray coordinates of P38γ or unphosphorylated ERK2 with either all side chains truncated to alanine, or with only the nonconserved side chains truncated to alanine or glycine [Zhang et al., Nature 367, 704-711 (1994); Wilson and Su, J Biol Chem 271, 27696-27700 (1996)]. No rotation function solutions were obtained using these models with either the X-plor or AMORE molecular replacement packages. The anisotropy of the data, as well as the presence of two molecules in the asymmetric unit, could be reasons for the lack of a successful molecular replacement solution. Variability in the orientation between the large and small kinase domains may have been an additional complicating factor.

To position correctly an initial P38γ model, experimental phases at low resolution were obtained from two derivatives. Crystals were soaked with 0.2 mM ethylmercurychloride (EMP) for 5 days, and with 2 mM EuCl₃ overnight. Diffraction data were collected on the in house RaxisIIc, and integrated to 5.0 Å [see Owinowski and Minor, supra]. Difference Patterson maps were interpreted by using SHELXS-97 [Acta Crys A46, 467-473 (1990)]. The EMP derivative yielded four sites and the Europium derivative yielded two sites. These heavy atom positions were refined by using ML-PHARE [Acta Crys D50, 760-763 (1994)] which yielded an overall figure of merit of 0.53 to 5 Å. The resulting electron density maps showed clear solvent and protein regions. Six heavy atom sites were identified within a continuous envelope of protein density and grouped into two sets of three sites. These two sets were related to one another by a two-fold axis, which was consistent with the self-rotation function. Each set of three sites was assumed to correspond to a monomer of P38γ, and the two-fold operation was used to improve the experimental electron density by noncrystallographic symmetry (NCS) averaging. Solvent flattening combined with two-fold averaging using Dm (final correlation coefficient of averaging of 0.851) produced an electron density map at 5.0 Å that allowed placement of the P38γ model. The N-terminal domain had to be rotated by several degrees with respect to the C-terminal domain in order to fit both domains into the experimental density. At this stage the model was refined against the high resolution synchrotron data. Rigid body refinement and torsional dynamics refinement yielded an initial R_(free) of 42%.

The quality of the model was improved by cycles of model building, positional refinement, and thermal factor refinement, interspersed with torsional dynamics runs using data from 50.0 to 2.4 Å. All stages of model refinement were carried out using the new program CNS [Acta Crys D54, 905-921 (1988)] with bulk solvent correction and anisotropic scaling. NCS restraints were applied throughout the refinement. The current P38γ model contains two monomers, each with 329 protein residues, one bound AMP-PNP molecule, and two Mg²⁺ ions. A total of 186 water molecules were included in the entire asymmetric unit. The current R_(work) is 23.2% (R_(free)=28.3%) versus all data with |F|>2₁₃(F) between 50-2.4 Å resolution (27841 reflections). PROCHECK was used to analyze the model stereochemistry [Acta Crys D50, 760-763 (1994)]. All of the residues were in the most favored and additional allowed regions of the Ramachandran plot. One residue per monomer (Val187) from the phosphorylation loop was in the disallowed region. The P38γ model has deviations from ideal bond lengths and angles of 0.010 Å and 1.63° respectively. No electron density was observed for amino acids 1-7, 34-39, 316-321, 330-334, and 354-end, therefore these residues were not included in the model. The eight residue histidine tag and 21 residues at the C-terminus are also disordered. Subsequent to the structure refinement, the phosphorylated ERK2 coordinates were released, and the final refined P38γ structure was compared with that structure.

EXAMPLE 4 Overall Structure

The P38γ structure was solved with a combination of low resolution MIR and molecular replacement using a model of the unphosphorylated form of P38α [Wilson and Su, J Biol Chem 271, 27696-27700 (1996)]. The current structure includes two P38γ molecules per asymmetric unit, each with 329 amino acids, a bound AMP-PNP, and two Mg²⁺ ions. A total of 186 water molecules were modeled in the asymmetric unit. The current R_(free) and R_(work) are 28.3% and 23.2%, respectively. The refined model has deviations from ideal bond lengths and angles of 0.01 Å and 1.6°. The two P38γ molecules in the asymmetric unit superimpose with an overall r.m.s.d. of 0.013 Å using all Cα atoms, and thus represent two independent but highly similar structures of activated P38γ.

Comparison of Kinase Structures

Electron density for the main chain atoms of P38γ is visible from residue 8 to 353, with breaks at residues 34-39, 316-321 and 330-334 (FIGS. 1.1-1.98). The glycine rich loop, which contains the consensus Gly-X-Gly-X-X-Gly sequence (residues 34-39 in P38γ) is mobile, and residues 34-39 could not be modeled. The homologous region of P38α is also flexible, and has average B-values equal to 61 Å. In contrast, the AMP-PNP ligand is well ordered, as are all nearby secondary structural elements. Strong electron density for the residues at the N- and C-terminal ends of the glycine rich loop is also observed. The C-terminal 40 residues of both P38γ molecules in the asymmetric unit are not as well ordered as the rest of the structure. Helix αL16 can be modeled, but contains several disordered side chains. The region just before helix αL16 is poorly ordered and does not form the 3/10 helix L16 observed in the structure of phosphorylated ERK2. Helix αL16 and 3/10 helix L16 are involved in dimer formation in the structure of phosphorylated ERK2 [Canagarajah et al., Cell 90, 859-869 (1997)].

Activated P38γ contains a small amino terminal domain comprised mainly of β-strands, and a large carboxyl terminal domain that consists mostly of α-helices (FIG. 2). This fold is common among kinases [Taylor & Radzio-Andzlem (1994); Structure 2, 345-355; Kultz J Mol Evol 46, 571-588 (1998)]. A deep cleft at the interface between the domains forms the binding site for ATP and Mg²⁺. The two domains are connected by a hinge, located at a point adjacent to the adenine base and near residue 113 (FIG. 2).

Whereas the sequence, fold, and topology of P38γ is similar to P38α (FIGS. 2, 3), the domains of activated P38γ are closed relative to P38α. Independent superimpositions of the domains of P38γ onto the P38α structure yield r.m.s. deviations of 1.2 Å for the N-terminal domain (P38γ Cα carbons from residues 10-16, 19-33, and 40-113), and 0.62 Å for the C-terminal domain (P38γ C_(α) carbons from residues 125 to 160, 206 to 238 and 282 to 297). Greater differences between P38γ and P38α are observed when the whole proteins are compared. Superimposition of the C-terminal domain of P38γ onto the corresponding lobe of P38α revealed a rotation of the N-terminal domain of P38γ by 20° relative to the orientation seen in P38α (FIG. 2). Other differences between the structure of phosphorylated P38γ and P38α occur in the conformation of α1L14, α2L14, α1L12, the phosphorylation loop, and αL16.

Inter-domain rotation, or domain closure, is common in MAP kinase structures, and is observed to different extents. The structures of unphosphorylated and phosphorylated ERK2 show a 5° difference in domain closure. The structure of unphosphorylated JNK3 reveals that a 10° domain rotation would be needed to superimpose both domains with the structure of phosphorylated P38γ or phosphorylated ERK2. P38α MAP kinase is more open in its unphosphorylated state than ERK2 or JNK3. Despite a large difference in the conformations of the unphosphorylated proteins, the domains of the activated forms of P38γ and ERK2 can be superimposed with a rotation of only 3°. Comparison to solved kinase structures indicates that the relative positions of the domains in activated P38γ is most similar to activated ERK2 MAP kinase.

The structures of phosphorylated P38γ and phosphorylated ERK2 are similar, with a few significant differences. One conformational difference is a movement of the α1L14, α2L14 helical region. With the large domains superimposed, the difference in α1L14, α2L14 orientation between the two structures is about 6 Å, when measured at the most extreme portion of the helices. Another difference between the two structures is that the P38γ activation loop is six residues shorter than the activation loop in ERK2. Excluding these two regions allows one to superimpose P38γ Cα carbons 19-33, 40-58, 61-94, 97-113, 117-177, 182-243, and 269-315 with the corresponding ERK2-P2 atoms to yield an r.m.s.d. of 1.1 Å. This reflects the high similarity between the two structures. A comparison of the activation loops, using P38γ Cα carbons 173-177 and 182-188 yields an r.m.s.d. of 0.3 Å.

The structure of the phosphorylation loop differs between phosphorylated P38γ and unphosphorylated P38α (FIG. 3). The phosphorylation loop contains the TGY sequence present in all P38 MAP kinases. Phosphorylation of Thr183 and Tyr185 results in a movement of the activation loop, and produces changes in the P38γ structure.

Phospho-Thr183 sits at the interface between the two domains. The Thr183 phosphate group interacts with Arg70, Arg73 and Lys69 from the N-terminal domain, and Arg152 and Arg176 from the C-terminal domain (FIGS. 2 and 4). The two domains are connected by a hinge, located at a point adjacent to the adenine base and near residue 113. The hinge-point and residue pThr183 are located at opposite ends of the interface between the two domains. The network of interactions between pThr183 and these basic residues pulls the domains together. As a result, the relative orientations of the amino acids, including the catalytic residues, located between the hinge and pThr183 are changed. A similar set of interactions between the phospho-threonine and nearby basic residues was reported for the structure of phosphorylated ERK2 [Canagarajah et al., Cell 90, 859-869 (1997)]. Phosphorylated P38γ is in a conformation consistent with activity. The active site of phosphorylated P38γ is shown in detail in FIG. 5, and compared with the active sites of P38α and cAPK in FIGS. 6a and 6 b. The interactions between the non-hydrolyzable nucleotide analog AMP-PNP and P38γ (FIG. 5) are very similar to those made between bound nucleotide and cAPK [Zheng et al., Acta Cryst. D49, 362-365 (1993); Bossemeyer et al., EMBO Journal 12, 849-859 (1993); Narayana et al., Structure 5, 921-935 (1997)].

The N1 and N6 nitrogen atoms of AMP-PNP form hydrogen bonds to the backbone amide nitrogen atom of Met112 and the backbone carbonyl oxygen atom of Pro110, respectively. Interactions between the glycine rich loop and the nucleotide are not observed in the P38γ structure. The relative positions of catalytic residues Lys53, Glu74 and Asp153 provide information about the state of activation of the kinase [Kumar et al., J. Biol. Chem. 270, 29043-29046 (1995); Robinson et al., Curr Opin Cell Biol 9, 180-186 (1997)]. Comparison of P38γ with cAPK after superimposing the nucleotides from the two structures (FIG. 6b), reveals that the active site residues in the two structures are in almost the same conformation. The cAPK structure also contains a bound peptide inhibitor, and the complex is believed to represent a bioactive conformation of cAPK [Zheng et al, supra; Bossemyer et al., supra; Narayana et al., supra]. The nucleotides in both structures adopt almost the same conformations, and the relative positions of the catalytic residues Lys-56, Glu-74 and Asp-153 are conserved. There are also two bound metal ions in each complex. After superimposition, metal I in cAPK is separated from the corresponding metal in P38α by 0.5 Å, and metal II from P38γ is 1.4 Å removed from metal II in cAPK. Because the conformation and relative orientation of the catalytic residues and cofactors in the active sites of the two kinases are almost the same, the structure of phosphorylated P38γ described here is likely to represent an active conformation.

Comparing the phosphorylated P38γ to the known, unphosphorylated P38α one finds that the active site residues of P38α are significantly displaced relative to their orientation in P38γ. This presumably reflects the inactive state of unphosphorylated P38α (FIG. 6a). Two types of structural differences are observed between unactivated P38α and activated P38γ. A rigid body motion occurs between the two domains, and secondary structure elements and residues move as a result of phosphorylation and AMP-PNP binding.

Using the newly-determined structure of P38γ, the structure of unphosphorylated P38α could be altered to properly position its catalytic residues in an active conformation. Without the P38γ structural information, it was not known whether domain movement alone would be enough to properly position the catalytic residues in an active conformation or whether activation would also require other changes [Johnson et al., Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 6, 762-769 (1996); Yamaguchi et al., Nature 384, 484-489 (1996); Johnson et al., Cell 85, 149-158 (1996); Russo et al., Nature Struc Biol 3, 696-700 (1996)].

To address this question, the structure of unphosphorylated P38α was altered to resemble phosphorylated P38γ. Only a rigid-body movement, centered on the hinge residue 113, was used to change the relative orientation of the two domains in P38α. The resulting model maintains the detailed secondary structure features present in non-phosphorylated P38α, but has the same domain closure as P38γ. The positions of catalytic residues in the active site of this modified P38γ model match well to those observed in the structure of activated P38γ. The rigid body movement shifts P38α residue Lys-53 2.9 Å closer to its counterpart in P38γ (from 4.4 Å to 1.5 Å separation). Glu-71 (P38α) moves 2.8 Å nearer to its equivalent residue in P38γ (from 3.2 Å to 0.4 Å separation). Thus, the structures of P38α and P38γ suggest that a simple domain rotation accounts for most of the rearrangement of catalytic residues necessary for activation of P38γ.

Other movements may contribute to activation of P38γ. For example, phosphorylation of Tyr185 leads to a rearrangement of surrounding secondary structure elements that may effect substrate binding. Arg192 interacts with the pTyr185 phosphate group in the P38γ structure, and is shifted more than 5 Å relative to its position in the apo-P38α structure. Such coordination of Arg 192 and its effect on substrate binding have been discussed with regard to ERK2 and JKN3 [Zhang, Nature 367, 704-711 (1994); Xie and Su, supra; Canagarajah, supra]. In the P38γ structure, pTyr185 interacts directly with Arg189 and Arg192 (FIG. 4). Comparison of the P38γ pTyr185 conformation, as well as the backbone conformation with the corresponding residue of phosphorylated ERK2, shows that the two residues are in nearly the same conformation.

Activated P38_ is Monomeric

The two P38γ proteins in the crystallized complex show no evidence of dimeric interaction, as evidenced by the examination of the activation loops of the two proteins. This is unlike the activated, phosphorylated ERK2, which is believed to reveal a dimer interface that is not observed in the non-phosphorylated form [Zhang et al., supra; Canagarajah et al., supra; Khokhlatchev et al., supra]. The dimer interface in phosphorylated ERK2 reportedly buries a total of 1470 Å² of surface area, and is formed in part by an ion pair between His176 from one molecule and Glu343 from the other molecule. In addition, Leu333, Leu336, and Leu344 are reported to further stabilize the dimer interface.

The entire surface of each P38γ molecule in the asymmetric unit was examined in search of any dimer interface. The crystal of P38γ belongs to space group P2₁2₁2₁, which contains only two-fold screw axes, but no crystallographic two-fold axes. The only two-fold axis in the crystal is the non-crystallographic axis which relates the two molecules within the asymmetric unit. This dimeric interaction involves Pro282, Asn286, Lys290, Leu283, Pro309, and Glu312. This non-crystallographic dimer interface buries only 680 Å² of surface area, less than half of the 1470 Å² buried in the phosphorylated ERK2 dimer interface.

To characterize further the oligomeric state of activated P38γ in solution, size-exclusion chromatography was performed to determine the apparent molecular weights of unphosphorylated and phosphorylated P38γ. To facilitate comparison with the phosphorylated ERK2 results [Khokhlatchev et al., supra], the same column resin, buffer, and loading conditions were used. The chromatographic profiles of unphosphorylated and phosphorylated P38γ showed that both proteins eluted with a similar retention time, corresponding to a molecular weight of 44.5 kDa as determined from the protein calibration curve. The absence of dimer formation of phosphorylated P38γ in solution is consistent with the absence of dimer formation in the crystal structure of P38γ. It is also consistent with the absence of dimer formation in ERK2 mutants where His176 is deleted [Khokhlatchev et al., supra].

Conformations of Activation Loops of Kinases

The number of residues in the activation loops of different kinases varies, ranging from 8 amino acids in calmodulin dependent DAP-kinase to 37 residues in LIMK2 [Deiss et al., Genes Dev. 9, 15-30 (1995); Okano et al., J. Biol. Chem. 270, 31321-31330 (1995)]. The P38γ activation loop consists of residues Gly173-Thr188. The phosphorylation loop of ERK2 is six residues longer in sequence and spans amino acids Gly167-Thr188. The loop region of cAPK is the same length as P38γ, and spans amino acids Gly186-Thr201. FIG. 7 highlights the loop regions from P38γ, ERK2-P2, and cAPK. Except for a longer loop size for ERK2, the structures of the loop regions of activated P38γ and activated ERK2 are nearly identical. The distance between the phosphate moieties from Thr183 in P38γ and ERK2 is only 0.4 Å, and separation between the Tyr185 phosphate from P38γ and ERK2 is 1.6 Å. The phosphorylation loop of cAPK does not superimpose as well with the two MAP kinase phosphorylation loops, although the Thr phosphate is only 2.0 Å away from the P38γ Thr183 phosphate. The phosphorylation loop regions from P38γ, ERK2 and cAPK have different lengths, but in their phosphorylated states adopt almost the same conformations.

FIGS. 1b-6 further depict the structure of the phosphorylated P38γ/MgAMP-PNP complex. Thus, FIG. 2 depicts an overview of the phosphorylated P38γ structure. The large and small domains are pulled together by interactions mediated by phospho-Thr183. Ribbon diagrams of the activated P38γ structure with the amino-terminal small domain are colored light orange and the carboxy-terminal large domain colored blue. The interface between the two domains (residue 113) can be thought of as a hinge point through which domain movement occurs. Four Arg residues and one Lys residue are explicitly shown coordinated to the phosphate of pThr183. Arg70, Arg73 and Lys69 anchor the small domain to pThr183, and Arg152 and Arg176 anchor the large domain to pThr183. PThr183 pulls the domains together. All figures were made with RIBBONS [Carson et al., J. Mol. Graphics 4, 121-122 (1986)].

FIG. 3 is a superimposition of the structures of unphosphorylated P38α and phosphorylated P38γ. P38α is shown in light blue and dark blue (activation loop), and P38γ is shown in light orange and dark orange (activation loop). The Cα atoms from residues 125 to 160, 206 to 238 and 282 to 297 were used to superimpose the two proteins with an r.m.s.d. of 0.62 Å. Also shown is the AMP-PNP and two Mg²⁺ ions from the P38γ structure. All atoms of the phosphorylated Thr183 and Tyr185 from the P38γ structure are shown. Major changes upon phosphorylation are a significant domain closure and a rearrangement of the activation loop.

FIG. 4 is a detailed stereo view of activation loop. All atom stereo view of the P38γ activation loop (residues 174 to 189). Residues that coordinate pThr183 and pTyr185 are also shown. Hydrogen bonds are indicated with dashed grey lines. The phosphate atoms are shown in pink.

FIG. 5 is a stereo view of AMP-PNP. All major interactions with protein sidechains are indicated with dashed grey lines. The bound Mg²⁺ ions are indicated by black spheres. The phosphate atoms are shown in pink. Met109 can be seen behind the adenine base, blocking the hydrophobic pocket. Water molecules have been removed for clarity.

FIGS. 6a and 6 b are a comparison of the active site of activated P38γ with P38α and cAPK. P38γ is shown in orange, P38α in blue, and cAPK in red. In all three structures a salt bridge is observed between Lys56 and Glu74 (P38γ numbering). a) Comparison of the active sites of P38γ with P38α by superimposition of their carboxyl terminal large domains. Catalytic residues are misaligned. The distance between Asp153 and Lys53 is 12.6 Å in the P38α structure compared with 8.5 Å in the phosphorylated P38γ structure. b) Comparison of the active sites of P38γ with cAPK (Protein Data Base code: 1ATP, ref. 22) by superimposition of all atoms of their bound AMP-PNP molecules. All catalytic residues align to within a fraction of an Å. The distance between Asp153 and Lys53 is 8.5 Å in the activated P38γ structure. This distance is very close to the distance of 7.8 Å observed in activated cAPK, suggesting that the structure reported here is of the activated kinase. Asp171 is excluded from these figures for clarity because it is obscured by AMP-PNP and Mg²⁺ ions.

FIG. 7 is a comparison of activated phosphorylation loops from P38γ (dark orange), ERK2 (dark blue), and cAPK (red). Superimposition of these three structures was with the C_(α) atoms of residues 125 to 160, 206 to 238 and 282 to 297 of P38γ. In order to ensure an unbiased comparison of the lip regions, these residues were omitted from the calculation. All three lip regions have different lengths, but have surprisingly similar conformation. Comparison of P38γ and ERK2 superimposes the two phorphorylated amino acids almost exactly, despite a six amino acid difference in length. The phosphorylated Thr197 of cAPK also superimposes well with the two MAP kinase structures. This comparison suggests that the phosphorylated lip structures observed in P38γ and ERK2 may be representative of all MAP kinases.

EXAMPLE 5 The Use of P38γ/MgAMP-PNP Coordinates for Inhibitor Design

The coordinates of FIGS. 1.1-1.98 are used to design compounds, including inhibitory compounds, that associate with P38γ or homologues of P38γ. This process may be aided by using a computer comprising a machine-readable data storage medium encoded with a set of machine-executable instructions, wherein the recorded instructions are capable of displaying a three-dimensional representation of the P38γ/MGAMP-PNP complex or a portion thereof. The graphical representation is used according to the methods described herein to design compounds. Such compounds associate with the P38γ at the active site.

EXAMPLE 6 P38γ Activity Inhibition Assay

To determine the IC₅₀ of compound binding to P38γ, the kinase activity of P38Y was monitored by coupled enzyme assay. In this assay, for every molecule of ADP generated by the P38Y kinase activity one molecule of NADH is converted to NAD which can be conveniently monitored as an absorbance decrease at 340 nm. The following are the final concentrations of various reagents used in the assay: 100 mM HEPES buffer, pH 7.6, 10 mM MgCl₂, 30 μM ATP, 2 mM phosphoenolpyruvate, 2 μM pyruvate kinase, 2 μM lactate dehydrogenase, 200 μM NADH, 200 μM EGF receptor peptide KRELVEPLTPSGEAPNQALLR, and 10 nM activated P38γ. First, all of the above reagents with the exception of ATP were mixed and 175 μl aliquots were placed per well of 96-well plate. A 5 μl DMSO solution of the compound was added to each well, mixed, and allowed to stand at 30° C. for 10 minutes. Typically about 10 different concentrations of the compound were tested. The reactions were initiated with the addition of 20 μl of ATP solution. Absorbance change at 340 nm were monitored as a function of time. IC₅₀ is obtained by fitting the rates vs. compound concentration data to a simple competitive inhibition model.

While we have described a number of embodiments of this invention, it is apparent that our basic constructions may be altered to provide other embodiments which utilize the products, processes and methods of this invention. Therefore, it will be appreciated that the scope of this invention is to be defined by the appended claims, rather than by the specific embodiments which have been presented by way of example.

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Glu Thr Asp Leu 100 105 110 Tyr Lys Leu Leu Lys Thr Gln His Leu Ser Asn Asp His Ile Cys Tyr 115 120 125 Phe Leu Tyr Gln Ile Leu Arg Gly Leu Lys Tyr Ile His Ser Ala Asn 130 135 140 Val Leu His Arg Asp Leu Lys Pro Ser Asn Leu Leu Leu Asn Thr Thr 145 150 155 160 Cys Asp Leu Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Val Ala Asp Pro 165 170 175 Asp His Asp His Thr Gly Phe Leu Thr Glu Tyr Val Ala Thr Arg Trp 180 185 190 Tyr Arg Ala Pro Glu Ile Met Leu Asn Ser Lys Gly Tyr Thr Lys Ser 195 200 205 Ile Asp Ile Trp Ser Val Gly Cys Ile Leu Ala Glu Met Leu Ser Asn 210 215 220 Arg Pro Ile Phe Pro Gly Lys His Tyr Leu Asp Gln Leu Asn His Ile 225 230 235 240 Leu Gly Ile Leu Gly Ser Pro Ser Gln Glu Asp Leu Asn Cys Ile Ile 245 250 255 Asn Leu Lys Ala Arg Asn Tyr Leu Leu Ser Leu Pro His Lys Asn Lys 260 265 270 Val Pro Trp Asn Arg Leu Phe Pro Asn Ala Asp Ser Lys Ala Leu Asp 275 280 285 Leu Leu Asp Lys Met Leu Thr Phe Asn Pro His Lys Arg Ile Glu Val 290 295 300 Glu Gln Ala Leu Ala His Pro Tyr Leu Glu Gln Tyr Tyr 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Pro Thr Leu Asp Val 1 5 10 15 Lys Ile Ala Phe Cys Gln Gly Phe Asp Lys Gln Val Asp Val Ser Tyr 20 25 30 Ile Ala Lys His Tyr Asn Met Ser Lys Ser Lys Val Asp Asn Gln Phe 35 40 45 Tyr Ser Val Glu Val Gly Asp Ser Thr Phe Thr Val Leu Lys Arg Tyr 50 55 60 Gln Asn Leu Lys Pro Ile Gly Ser Gly Ala Gln Gly Ile Val Cys Ala 65 70 75 80 Ala Tyr Asp Ala Val Leu Asp Arg Asn Val Ala Ile Lys Lys Leu Ser 85 90 95 Arg Pro Phe Gln Asn Gln Thr His Ala Lys Arg Ala Tyr Arg Glu Leu 100 105 110 Val Leu Met Lys Cys Val Asn His Lys Asn Ile Ile Ser Leu Leu Asn 115 120 125 Val Phe Thr Pro Gln Lys Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln Asp Val Tyr Leu 130 135 140 Val Met Glu Leu Met Asp Ala Asn Leu Cys Gln Val Ile Gln Met Glu 145 150 155 160 Leu Asp His Glu Arg Met Ser Tyr Leu Leu Tyr Gln Met Leu Cys Gly 165 170 175 Ile Lys His Leu His Ser Ala Gly Ile Ile His Arg Asp Leu Lys Pro 180 185 190 Ser Asn Ile Val Val Lys Ser Asp Cys Thr Leu Lys Ile Leu Asp Phe 195 200 205 Gly Leu Ala Arg Thr Ala Gly Thr Ser Phe Met Met Thr Pro Tyr Val 210 215 220 Val Thr Arg Tyr Tyr Arg Ala Pro Glu Val Ile Leu Gly Met Gly Tyr 225 230 235 240 Lys Glu Asn Val Asp Ile Trp Ser Val Gly Cys Ile Met Gly Glu Met 245 250 255 Val Arg His Lys Ile Leu Phe Pro Gly Arg Asp Tyr Ile Asp Gln Trp 260 265 270 Asn Lys Val Ile Glu Gln Leu Gly Thr Pro Cys Pro Glu Phe Met Lys 275 280 285 Lys Leu Gln Pro Thr Val Arg Asn Tyr Val Glu Asn Arg Pro Lys Tyr 290 295 300 Ala Gly Leu Thr Phe Pro Lys Leu Phe Pro Asp Ser Leu Phe Pro Ala 305 310 315 320 Asp Ser Glu His Asn Lys Leu Lys Ala Ser Gln Ala Arg Asp Leu Leu 325 330 335 Ser Lys Met Leu Val Ile Asp Pro Ala Lys Arg Ile Ser Val Asp Asp 340 345 350 Ala Leu Gln His Pro Tyr Ile Asn Val Trp Tyr Asp Pro Ala Glu Val 355 360 365 Glu Ala Pro Pro Pro Gln Ile Tyr Asp Lys Gln Leu Asp Glu Arg Glu 370 375 380 His Thr Ile Glu Glu Trp Lys Glu Leu Ile Tyr Lys Glu Val Met Asn 385 390 395 400 Ser Glu Glu Lys Thr Lys Asn Gly Val Val Lys Gly Gln Pro Ser Pro 405 410 415 Ser Gly Ala Ala Val Asn Ser Ser Glu Ser Leu Pro Pro Ser Ser Ser 420 425 430 Val Asn Asp Ile Ser Ser Met Ser Thr Asp Gln Thr Leu Ala Ser Asp 435 440 445 Thr Asp Ser Ser Leu Glu Ala Ser Ala Gly Pro Leu Gly Cys Cys Arg 450 455 460 6 351 PRT Mouse 6 Met Gly Asn Ala Ala Ala Ala Lys Lys Gly Ser Glu Gln Glu Ser Val 1 5 10 15 Lys Glu Phe Leu Ala Lys Ala Lys Glu Asp Phe Leu Lys Lys Trp Glu 20 25 30 Thr Pro Ser Gln Asn Thr Ala Gln Leu Asp Gln Phe Asp Arg Ile Lys 35 40 45 Thr Leu Gly Thr Gly Ser Phe Gly Arg Val Met Leu Val Lys His Lys 50 55 60 Glu Ser Gly Asn His Tyr Ala Met Lys Ile Leu Asp Lys Gln Lys Val 65 70 75 80 Val Lys Leu Lys Gln Ile Glu His Thr Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ile Leu 85 90 95 Gln Ala Val Asn Phe Pro Phe Leu Val Lys Leu Glu Phe Ser Phe Lys 100 105 110 Asp Asn Ser Asn Leu Tyr Met Val Met Glu Tyr Val Ala Gly Gly Glu 115 120 125 Met Phe Ser His Leu Arg Arg Ile Gly Arg Phe Ser Glu Pro His Ala 130 135 140 Arg Phe Tyr Ala Ala Gln Ile Val Leu Thr Phe Glu Tyr Leu His Ser 145 150 155 160 Leu Asp Leu Ile Tyr Arg Asp Leu Lys Pro Glu Asn Leu Leu Ile Asp 165 170 175 Gln Gln Gly Tyr Ile Gln Val Thr Asp Phe Gly Phe Ala Lys Arg Val 180 185 190 Lys Gly Arg Thr Trp Thr Leu Cys Gly Thr Pro Glu Tyr Leu Ala Pro 195 200 205 Glu Ile Ile Leu Ser Lys Gly Tyr Asn Lys Ala Val Asp Trp Trp Ala 210 215 220 Leu Gly Val Leu Ile Tyr Glu Met Ala Ala Gly Tyr Pro Pro Phe Phe 225 230 235 240 Ala Asp Gln Pro Ile Gln Ile Tyr Glu Lys Ile Val Ser Gly Lys Val 245 250 255 Arg Phe Pro Ser His Phe Ser Ser Asp Leu Lys Asp Leu Leu Arg Asn 260 265 270 Leu Leu Gln Val Asp Leu Thr Lys Arg Phe Gly Asn Leu Lys Asn Gly 275 280 285 Val Asn Asp Ile Lys Asn His Lys Trp Phe Ala Thr Thr Asp Trp Ile 290 295 300 Ala Ile Tyr Gln Arg Lys Val Glu Ala Pro Phe Ile Pro Lys Phe Lys 305 310 315 320 Gly Pro Gly Asp Thr Ser Asn Phe Asp Asp Tyr Glu Glu Glu Glu Ile 325 330 335 Arg Val Ser Ile Asn Glu Lys Cys Gly Lys Glu Phe Thr Glu Phe 340 345 350 7 1382 PRT Human 7 Met Gly Thr Gly Gly Arg Arg Gly Ala Ala Ala Ala Pro Leu Leu Val 1 5 10 15 Ala Val Ala Ala Leu Leu Leu Gly Ala Ala Gly His Leu Tyr Pro Gly 20 25 30 Glu Val Cys Pro Gly Met Asp Ile Arg Asn Asn Leu Thr Arg Leu His 35 40 45 Glu Leu Glu Asn Cys Ser Val Ile Glu Gly His Leu Gln Ile Leu Leu 50 55 60 Met Phe Lys Thr Arg Pro Glu Asp Phe Arg Asp Leu Ser Phe Pro Lys 65 70 75 80 Leu Ile Met Ile Thr Asp Tyr Leu Leu Leu Phe Arg Val Tyr Gly Leu 85 90 95 Glu Ser Leu Lys Asp Leu Phe Pro Asn Leu Thr Val Ile Arg Gly Ser 100 105 110 Arg Leu Phe Phe Asn Tyr Ala Leu Val Ile Phe Glu Met Val His Leu 115 120 125 Lys Glu Leu Gly Leu Tyr Asn Leu Met Asn Ile Thr Arg Gly Ser Val 130 135 140 Arg Ile Glu Lys Asn Asn Glu Leu Cys Tyr Leu Ala Thr Ile Asp Trp 145 150 155 160 Ser Arg Ile Leu Asp Ser Val Glu Asp Asn His Ile Val Leu Asn Lys 165 170 175 Asp Asp Asn Glu Glu Cys Gly Asp Ile Cys Pro Gly Thr Ala Lys Gly 180 185 190 Lys Thr Asn Cys Pro Ala Thr Val Ile Asn Gly Gln Phe Val Glu Arg 195 200 205 Cys Trp Thr His Ser His Cys Gln Lys Val Cys Pro Thr Ile Cys Lys 210 215 220 Ser His Gly Cys Thr Ala Glu Gly Leu Cys Cys His Ser Glu Cys Leu 225 230 235 240 Gly Asn Cys Ser Gln Pro Asp Asp Pro Thr Lys Cys Val Ala Cys Arg 245 250 255 Asn Phe Tyr Leu Asp Gly Arg Cys Val Glu Thr Cys Pro Pro Pro Tyr 260 265 270 Tyr His Phe Gln Asp Trp Arg Cys Val Asn Phe Ser Phe Cys Gln Asp 275 280 285 Leu His His Lys Cys Lys Asn Ser Arg Arg Gln Gly Cys His Gln Tyr 290 295 300 Val Ile His Asn Asn Lys Cys Ile Pro Glu Cys Pro Ser Gly Tyr Thr 305 310 315 320 Met Asn Ser Ser Asn Leu Leu Cys Thr Pro Cys Leu Gly Pro Cys Pro 325 330 335 Lys Val Cys His Leu Leu Glu Gly Glu Lys Thr Ile Asp Ser Val Thr 340 345 350 Ser Ala Gln Glu Leu Arg Gly Cys Thr Val Ile Asn Gly Ser Leu Ile 355 360 365 Ile Asn Ile Arg Gly Gly Asn Asn Leu Ala Ala Glu Leu Glu Ala Asn 370 375 380 Leu Gly Leu Ile Glu Glu Ile Ser Gly Tyr Leu Lys Ile Arg Arg Ser 385 390 395 400 Tyr Ala Leu Val Ser Leu Ser Phe Phe Arg Lys Leu Arg Leu Ile Arg 405 410 415 Gly Glu Thr Leu Glu Ile Gly Asn Tyr Ser Phe Tyr Ala Leu Asp Asn 420 425 430 Gln Asn Leu Arg Gln Leu Trp Asp Trp Ser Lys His Asn Leu Thr Thr 435 440 445 Thr Gln Gly Lys Leu Phe Phe His Tyr Asn Pro Lys Leu Cys Leu Ser 450 455 460 Glu Ile His Lys Met Glu Glu Val Ser Gly Thr Lys Gly Arg Gln Glu 465 470 475 480 Arg Asn Asp Ile Ala Leu Lys Thr Asn Gly Asp Lys Ala Ser Cys Glu 485 490 495 Asn Glu Leu Leu Lys Phe Ser Tyr Ile Arg Thr Ser Phe Asp Lys Ile 500 505 510 Leu Leu Arg Trp Glu Pro Tyr Trp Pro Pro Asp Phe Arg Asp Leu Leu 515 520 525 Gly Phe Met Leu Phe Tyr Lys Glu Ala Pro Tyr Gln Asn Val Thr Glu 530 535 540 Phe Asp Gly Gln Asp Ala Cys Gly Ser Asn Ser Trp Thr Val Val Asp 545 550 555 560 Ile Asp Pro Pro Leu Arg Ser Asn Asp Pro Lys Ser Gln Asn His Pro 565 570 575 Gly Trp Leu Met Arg Gly Leu Lys Pro Trp Thr Gln Tyr Ala Ile Phe 580 585 590 Val Lys Thr Leu Val Thr Phe Ser Asp Glu Arg Arg Thr Tyr Gly Ala 595 600 605 Lys Ser Asp Ile Ile Tyr Val Gln Thr Asp Ala Thr Asn Pro Ser Val 610 615 620 Pro Leu Asp Pro Ile Ser Val Ser Asn Ser Ser Ser Gln Ile Ile Leu 625 630 635 640 Lys Trp Lys Pro Pro Ser Asp Pro Asn Gly Asn Ile Thr His Tyr Leu 645 650 655 Val 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Val His Leu Met Trp Gln Glu Pro Lys Glu Pro Asn Gly Leu 865 870 875 880 Ile Val Leu Tyr Glu Val Ser Tyr Arg Arg Tyr Gly Asp Glu Glu Leu 885 890 895 His Leu Cys Val Ser Arg Lys His Phe Ala Leu Glu Arg Gly Cys Arg 900 905 910 Leu Arg Gly Leu Ser Pro Gly Asn Tyr Ser Val Arg Ile Arg Ala Thr 915 920 925 Ser Leu Ala Gly Asn Gly Ser Trp Thr Glu Pro Thr Tyr Phe Tyr Val 930 935 940 Thr Asp Tyr Leu Asp Val Pro Ser Asn Ile Ala Lys Ile Ile Ile Gly 945 950 955 960 Pro Leu Ile Phe Val Phe Leu Phe Ser Val Val Ile Gly Ser Ile Tyr 965 970 975 Leu Phe Leu Arg Lys Arg Gln Pro Asp Gly Pro Leu Gly Pro Leu Tyr 980 985 990 Ala Ser Ser Asn Pro Glu Tyr Leu Ser Ala Ser Asp Val Phe Pro Cys 995 1000 1005 Ser Val Tyr Val Pro Asp Glu Trp Glu Val Ser Arg Glu Lys Ile 1010 1015 1020 Thr Leu Leu Arg Glu Leu Gly Gln Gly Ser Phe Gly Met Val Tyr 1025 1030 1035 Glu Gly Asn Ala Arg Asp Ile Ile Lys Gly Glu Ala Glu Thr Arg 1040 1045 1050 Val Ala Val Lys Thr Val Asn Glu Ser Ala Ser Leu Arg Glu Arg 1055 1060 1065 Ile Glu Phe Leu Asn Glu Ala Ser Val Met Lys Gly Phe Thr Cys 1070 1075 1080 His His Val Val Arg Leu Leu Gly Val Val Ser Lys Gly Gln Pro 1085 1090 1095 Thr Leu Val Val Met Glu Leu Met Ala His Gly Asp Leu Lys Ser 1100 1105 1110 Tyr Leu Arg Ser Leu Arg Pro Glu Ala Glu Asn Asn Pro Gly Arg 1115 1120 1125 Pro Pro Pro Thr Leu Gln Glu Met Ile Gln Met Ala Ala Glu Ile 1130 1135 1140 Ala Asp Gly Met Ala Tyr Leu Asn Ala Lys Lys Phe Val His Arg 1145 1150 1155 Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Cys Met Val Ala His Asp Phe Thr Val 1160 1165 1170 Lys Ile Gly Asp Phe Gly Met Thr Arg Asp Ile Tyr Glu Thr Asp 1175 1180 1185 Tyr Tyr Arg Lys Gly Gly Lys Gly Leu Leu Pro Val Arg Trp Met 1190 1195 1200 Ala Pro Glu Ser Leu Lys Asp Gly Val Phe Thr Thr Ser Ser Asp 1205 1210 1215 Met Trp Ser Phe Gly Val Val Leu Trp Glu Ile Thr Ser Leu Ala 1220 1225 1230 Glu Gln Pro Tyr Gln Gly Leu Ser Asn Glu Gln Val Leu Lys Phe 1235 1240 1245 Val Met Asp Gly Gly Tyr Leu Asp Gln Pro Asp Asn Cys Pro Glu 1250 1255 1260 Arg Val Thr Asp Leu Met Arg Met Cys Trp Gln Phe Asn Pro Lys 1265 1270 1275 Met Arg Pro Thr Phe Leu Glu Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Lys Asp Asp 1280 1285 1290 Leu His Pro Ser Phe Pro Glu Val Ser Phe Phe His Ser Glu Glu 1295 1300 1305 Asn Lys Ala Pro Glu Ser Glu Glu Leu Glu Met Glu Phe Glu Asp 1310 1315 1320 Met Glu Asn Val Pro Leu Asp Arg Ser Ser His Cys Gln Arg Glu 1325 1330 1335 Glu Ala Gly Gly Arg Asp Gly Gly Ser Ser Leu Gly Phe Lys Arg 1340 1345 1350 Ser Tyr Glu Glu His Ile Pro Tyr Thr His Met Asn Gly Gly Lys 1355 1360 1365 Lys Asn Gly Arg Ile Leu Thr Leu Pro Arg Ser Asn Pro Ser 1370 1375 1380 8 509 PRT Human 8 Met Gly Cys Gly Cys Ser Ser His Pro Glu Asp Asp Trp Met Glu Asn 1 5 10 15 Ile Asp Val Cys Glu Asn Cys His Tyr Pro Ile Val Pro Leu Asp Gly 20 25 30 Lys Gly Thr Leu Leu Ile Arg Asn Gly Ser Glu Val Arg Asp Pro Leu 35 40 45 Val Thr Tyr Glu Gly Ser Asn Pro Pro Ala Ser Pro Leu Gln Asp Asn 50 55 60 Leu Val Ile Ala Leu His Ser Tyr Glu Pro Ser His Asp Gly Asp Leu 65 70 75 80 Gly Phe Glu Lys Gly Glu Gln Leu Arg Ile Leu Glu Gln Ser Gly Glu 85 90 95 Trp Trp Lys Ala Gln Ser Leu Thr Thr Gly Gln Glu Gly Phe Ile Pro 100 105 110 Phe Asn Phe Val Ala Lys Ala Asn Ser Leu Glu Pro Glu Pro Trp Phe 115 120 125 Phe Lys Asn Leu Ser Arg Lys Asp Ala Glu Arg Gln Leu Leu Ala Pro 130 135 140 Gly Asn Thr His Gly Ser Phe Leu Ile Arg Glu Ser Glu Ser Thr Ala 145 150 155 160 Gly Ser Phe Ser Leu Ser Val Arg Asp Phe Asp Gln Asn Gln Gly Glu 165 170 175 Val Val Lys His Tyr Lys Ile Arg Asn Leu Asp Asn Gly Gly Phe Tyr 180 185 190 Ile Ser Pro Arg Ile Thr Phe Pro Gly Leu His Glu Leu Val Arg His 195 200 205 Tyr Thr Asn Ala Ser Asp Gly Leu Cys Thr Arg Leu Ser Arg Pro Cys 210 215 220 Gln Thr Gln Lys Pro Gln Lys Pro Trp Trp Glu Asp Glu Trp Glu Val 225 230 235 240 Pro Arg Glu Thr Leu Lys Leu Val Glu Arg Leu Gly Ala Gly Gln Phe 245 250 255 Gly Glu Val Trp Met Gly Tyr Tyr Asn Gly His Thr Lys Val Ala Val 260 265 270 Lys Ser Leu Lys Gln Gly Ser Met Ser Pro Asp Ala Phe Leu Ala Glu 275 280 285 Ala Asn Leu Met Lys Gln Leu Gln His Gln Arg Leu Val Arg Leu Tyr 290 295 300 Ala Val Val Thr Gln Glu Pro Ile Tyr Ile Ile Thr Glu Tyr Met Glu 305 310 315 320 Asn Gly Ser Leu Val Asp Phe Leu Lys Thr Pro Ser Gly Ile Lys Leu 325 330 335 Thr Ile Asn Lys Leu Leu Asp Met Ala Ala Gln Ile Ala Glu Gly Met 340 345 350 Ala Phe Ile Glu Glu Arg Asn Tyr Ile His Arg Asp Leu Arg Ala Ala 355 360 365 Asn Ile Leu Val Ser Asp Thr Leu Ser Cys Lys Ile Ala Asp Phe Gly 370 375 380 Leu Ala Arg Leu Ile Glu Asp Asn Glu Tyr Thr Ala Arg Glu Gly Ala 385 390 395 400 Lys Phe Pro Ile Lys Trp Thr Ala Pro Glu Ala Ile Asn Tyr Gly Thr 405 410 415 Phe Thr Ile Lys Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Ile Leu Leu Thr Glu 420 425 430 Ile Val Thr His Gly Arg Ile Pro Tyr Pro Gly Met Thr Asn Pro Glu 435 440 445 Val Ile Gln Asn Leu Glu Arg Gly Tyr Arg Met Val Arg Pro Asp Asn 450 455 460 Cys Pro Glu Glu Leu Tyr Gln Leu Met Arg Leu Cys Trp Lys Glu Arg 465 470 475 480 Pro Glu Asp Arg Pro Thr Phe Asp Tyr Leu Arg Ser Val Leu Glu Asp 485 490 495 Phe Phe Thr Ala Thr Glu Gly Gln Tyr Gln Pro Gln Pro 500 505 9 619 PRT Human 9 Met Pro Asp Pro Ala Ala His Leu Pro Phe Phe Tyr Gly Ser Ile Ser 1 5 10 15 Arg Ala Glu Ala Glu Glu His Leu Lys Leu Ala Gly Met Ala Asp Gly 20 25 30 Leu Phe Leu Leu Arg Gln Cys Leu Arg Ser Leu Gly Gly Tyr Val Leu 35 40 45 Ser Leu Val His Asp Val Arg Phe His His Phe Pro Ile Glu Arg Gln 50 55 60 Leu Asn Gly Thr Tyr Ala Ile Ala Gly Gly Lys Ala His Cys Gly Pro 65 70 75 80 Ala Glu Leu Cys Glu Phe Tyr Ser Arg Asp Pro Asp Gly Leu Pro Cys 85 90 95 Asn Leu Arg Lys Pro Cys Asn Arg Pro Ser Gly Leu Glu Pro Gln Pro 100 105 110 Gly Val Phe Asp Cys Leu Arg Asp Ala Met Val Arg Asp Tyr Val Arg 115 120 125 Gln Thr Trp Lys Leu Glu Gly Glu Ala Leu Glu Gln Ala Ile Ile Ser 130 135 140 Gln Ala Pro Gln Val Glu Lys Leu Ile Ala Thr Thr Ala His Glu Arg 145 150 155 160 Met Pro Trp Tyr His Ser Ser Leu Thr Arg Glu Glu Ala Glu Arg Lys 165 170 175 Leu Tyr Ser Gly Ala Gln Thr Asp Gly Lys Phe Leu Leu Arg Pro Arg 180 185 190 Lys Glu Gln Gly Thr Tyr Ala Leu Ser Leu Ile Tyr Gly Lys Thr Val 195 200 205 Tyr His Tyr Leu Ile Ser Gln Asp Lys Ala Gly Lys Tyr Cys Ile Pro 210 215 220 Glu Gly Thr Lys Phe Asp Thr Leu Trp Gln Leu Val Glu Tyr Leu Lys 225 230 235 240 Leu Lys Ala Asp Gly Leu Ile Tyr Cys Leu Lys Glu Ala Cys Pro Asn 245 250 255 Ser Ser Ala Ser Asn Ala Ser Gly Ala Ala Ala Pro Thr Leu Pro Ala 260 265 270 His Pro Ser Thr Leu Thr His Pro Gln Arg Arg Ile Asp Thr Leu Asn 275 280 285 Ser Asp Gly Tyr Thr Pro Glu Pro Ala Arg Ile Thr Ser Pro Asp Lys 290 295 300 Pro Arg Pro Met Pro Met Asp Thr Ser Val Tyr Glu Ser Pro Tyr Ser 305 310 315 320 Asp Pro Glu Glu Leu Lys Asp Lys Lys Leu Phe Leu Lys Arg Asp Asn 325 330 335 Leu Leu Ile Ala Asp Ile Glu Leu Gly Cys Gly Asn Phe Gly Ser Val 340 345 350 Arg Gln Gly Val Tyr Arg Met Arg Lys Lys Gln Ile Asp Val Ala Ile 355 360 365 Lys Val Leu Lys Gln Gly Thr Glu Lys Ala Asp Thr Glu Glu Met Met 370 375 380 Arg Glu Ala Gln Ile Met His Gln Leu Asp Asn Pro Tyr Ile Val Arg 385 390 395 400 Leu Ile Gly Val Cys Gln Ala Glu Ala Leu Met Leu Val Met Glu Met 405 410 415 Ala Gly Gly Gly Pro Leu His Lys Phe Leu Val Gly Lys Arg Glu Glu 420 425 430 Ile Pro Val Ser Asn Val Ala Glu Leu Leu His Gln Val Ser Met Gly 435 440 445 Met Lys Tyr Leu Glu Glu Lys Asn Phe Val His Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala 450 455 460 Arg Asn Val Leu Leu Val Asn Arg His Tyr Ala Lys Ile Ser Asp Phe 465 470 475 480 Gly Leu Ser Lys Ala Leu Gly Ala Asp Asp Ser Tyr Tyr Thr Ala Arg 485 490 495 Ser Ala Gly Lys Trp Pro Leu Lys Trp Tyr Ala Pro Glu Cys Ile Asn 500 505 510 Phe Arg Lys Phe Ser Ser Arg Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Tyr Gly Val Thr 515 520 525 Met Trp Glu Ala Leu Ser Tyr Gly Gln Lys Pro Tyr Lys Lys Met Lys 530 535 540 Gly Pro Glu Val Met Ala Phe Ile Glu Gln Gly Lys Arg Met Glu Cys 545 550 555 560 Pro Pro Glu Cys Pro Pro Glu Leu Tyr Ala Leu Met Ser Asp Cys Trp 565 570 575 Ile Tyr Lys Trp Glu Asp Arg Pro Asp Phe Leu Thr Val Glu Gln Arg 580 585 590 Met Arg Ala Cys Tyr Tyr Ser Leu Ala Ser Lys Val Glu Gly Pro Pro 595 600 605 Gly Ser Thr Gln Lys Ala Glu Ala Ala Cys Ala 610 615 10 416 PRT Human 10 Leu Phe His Lys Ala Lys Phe Gln Glu Cys His Lys Asn Leu Ile Ser 1 5 10 15 Ile Val His Tyr Val Ala Phe Lys Val Leu Thr Trp Lys Arg Thr Lys 20 25 30 Ile Ser Asp Phe Asn Phe Tyr Gly Ser Leu Gly Ser Gly Ser Phe Gly 35 40 45 Thr Ala Lys Leu Cys Arg His Arg Gly Ser Gly Leu Phe Phe Cys Ser 50 55 60 Lys Thr Leu Arg Arg Glu Thr Ile Val His Glu Lys His Lys Glu His 65 70 75 80 Val Asn Asn Glu Ile Asn Ile Met Leu Asn Ile Ser His Pro Tyr Ile 85 90 95 Val Lys Thr Tyr Ser Thr Phe Asn Thr Pro Thr Lys Ile His Phe Ile 100 105 110 Met Glu Tyr Ala Gly Lys Lys Asp Leu Phe His His Leu Arg Ala Asn 115 120 125 Lys Cys Phe Thr Glu Gln Thr Thr Lys Leu Ile Val Ala Glu Ile Val 130 135 140 Leu Ala Ile Glu Tyr Leu His Ala Glu Asn Ile Ile Tyr Arg Asp Leu 145 150 155 160 Lys Pro Glu Asn Ile Leu Ile Asp Glu Lys Gly His Ile Lys Leu Thr 165 170 175 Asp Phe Gly Phe Ser Lys Lys Thr Val Gly Gly Lys Asn Thr Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Cys Gly Thr Phe Asp Tyr Met Ala Pro Glu Ile Leu Asn Ser Ser 195 200 205 Asn Gly His Gly Lys Pro Val Asp 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Ser Gln Leu Glu Gln Asn Ile Lys Lys Lys Ile Ala Val 1 5 10 15 Glu Glu Asn Ile Ile Arg Gly Ala Ser Ala Leu Lys Lys Lys Thr Ser 20 25 30 Asn Val Met Val Ile Gln Lys Cys Asn Thr Asn Ile Arg Glu Ala Arg 35 40 45 Gln Asn Leu Glu Tyr Leu Glu Asp Ser Leu Lys Lys Leu Arg Leu Lys 50 55 60 Thr Ala Gln Gln Ser Gln Gly Glu Asn Gly Ser Glu Asp Asn Glu Arg 65 70 75 80 Phe Asn Ser Lys Glu Tyr Gly Phe Leu Ser Thr Lys Ser Pro Asn Glu 85 90 95 His Ile Phe Ser Arg Leu Asp Leu Val Lys Tyr Asp Cys Pro Ser Leu 100 105 110 Ala Gln Arg Ile Gln Tyr Met Leu Gln Gln Leu Glu Phe Lys Leu Gln 115 120 125 Val Glu Lys Gln Tyr Gln Glu Ala Asn Thr Lys Leu Thr Lys Leu Tyr 130 135 140 Gln Ile Asp Gly Asp Gln Arg Ser Ser Ser Ala Ala Glu Gly Gly Ala 145 150 155 160 Met Glu Ser Lys Tyr Arg Ile Gln Met Leu Asn Lys Ala Leu Lys Lys 165 170 175 Tyr Gln Ala Ile Asn Val Asp Phe Asp Gln Phe Lys His Gln Pro Asn 180 185 190 Asp Ile Met Asp Asn Gln Gln Pro Lys Phe Arg Arg Lys Gln Leu Thr 195 200 205 Gly Val Leu Thr Ile Gly Ile Thr 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Ile Met Cys Cys Ala Tyr Cys Gly 420 425 430 Asp Phe Leu Arg Tyr Thr Gly Phe Gln Cys Gln Asp Cys Lys Phe Leu 435 440 445 Cys His Lys Lys Cys Tyr Thr Asn Val Val Thr Lys Cys Ile Ala Lys 450 455 460 Thr Ser Thr Asp Thr Asp Pro Asp Glu Ala Lys Leu Asn His Arg Ile 465 470 475 480 Pro His Arg Phe Leu Pro Thr Ser Asn Arg Gly Thr Lys Trp Cys Cys 485 490 495 His Cys Gly Tyr Ile Leu Pro Trp Gly Arg His Lys Val Arg Lys Cys 500 505 510 Ser Glu Cys Gly Ile Met Cys His Ala Gln Cys Ala His Leu Val Pro 515 520 525 Asp Phe Cys Gly Met Ser Met Glu Met Ala Asn Lys Ile Leu Lys Thr 530 535 540 Ile Gln Asp Thr Lys Arg Asn Gln Glu Lys Lys Lys Arg Thr Val Pro 545 550 555 560 Ser Ala Gln Leu Gly Ser Ser Ile Gly Thr Ala Asn Gly Ser Asp Leu 565 570 575 Ser Pro Ser Lys Leu Ala Glu Arg Ala Asn Ala Pro Leu Pro Pro Gln 580 585 590 Pro Arg Lys His Asp Lys Thr Pro Ser Pro Gln Lys Val Gly Arg Asp 595 600 605 Ser Pro Thr Lys Gln His Asp Pro Ile Ile Asp Lys Lys Ile Ser Leu 610 615 620 Gln Thr His Gly Arg Glu Lys Leu Asn Lys Phe Ile Asp Glu Asn Glu 625 630 635 640 Ala Tyr Leu Asn Phe Thr Glu Gly Ala Gln Gln Thr Ala Glu Phe Ser 645 650 655 Ser Pro Glu Lys Thr Leu Asp Pro Thr Ser Asn Arg Arg Ser Leu Gly 660 665 670 Leu Thr Asp Leu Ser Ile Glu His Ser Gln Thr Trp Glu Ser Lys Asp 675 680 685 Asp Leu Met Arg Asp Glu Leu Glu Leu Trp Lys Ala Gln Arg Glu Glu 690 695 700 Met Glu Leu Glu Ile Lys Gln Asp Ser Gly Glu Ile Gln Glu Asp Leu 705 710 715 720 Glu Val Asp His Ile Asp Leu Glu Thr Lys Gln Lys Leu Asp Trp Glu 725 730 735 Asn Lys Asn Asp Phe Arg Glu Ala Asp Leu Thr Ile Asp Ser Thr His 740 745 750 Thr Asn Pro Phe Arg Asp Met Asn Ser Glu Thr Phe Gln Ile Glu Gln 755 760 765 Asp His Ala Ser Lys Glu Val Leu Gln Glu Thr Val Ser Leu Ala Pro 770 775 780 Thr Ser Thr His Pro Ser Arg Thr Thr Asp Gln Gln Ser Pro Gln Lys 785 790 795 800 Ser Gln Thr Ser Thr Ser Ala Lys His Lys Lys Arg Ala Ala Lys Arg 805 810 815 Arg Lys Val Ser Leu Asp Asn Phe Val Leu Leu Lys Val Leu Gly Lys 820 825 830 Gly Asn Phe Gly Lys Val Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser Lys Asn Thr Asp Arg 835 840 845 Leu Cys Ala Ile Lys Val Leu Lys Lys Asp Asn Ile Ile Gln Asn His 850 855 860 Asp Ile Glu Ser Ala Arg Ala Glu Lys Lys Val Phe Leu Leu Ala Thr 865 870 875 880 Lys Thr Lys His Pro Phe Leu Thr Asn Leu Tyr Cys Ser Phe Gln Thr 885 890 895 Glu Asn Arg Ile Tyr Phe Ala Met Glu Phe Ile Gly Gly Gly Asp Leu 900 905 910 Met Trp His Val Gln Asn Gln Arg Leu Ser Val Arg Arg Ala Lys Phe 915 920 925 Tyr Ala Ala Glu Val Leu Leu Ala Leu Lys Tyr Phe His Asp Asn Gly 930 935 940 Val Ile Tyr Arg Asp Leu Lys Leu Glu Asn Ile Leu Leu Thr Pro Glu 945 950 955 960 Gly His Ile Lys Ile Ala Asp Tyr Gly Leu Cys Lys Asp Glu Met Trp 965 970 975 Tyr Gly Asn Arg Thr Ser Thr Phe Cys Gly Thr Pro Glu Phe Met Ala 980 985 990 Pro Glu Ile Leu Lys Glu Gln Glu Tyr Thr Lys Ala Val Asp Trp Trp 995 1000 1005 Ala Phe Gly Val Leu Leu Tyr Gln Met Leu Leu Cys Gln Ser Pro 1010 1015 1020 Phe Ser Gly Asp Asp Glu Asp Glu Val Phe Asn Ala Ile Leu Thr 1025 1030 1035 Asp Glu Pro Leu Tyr Pro Ile Asp Met Ala Gly Glu Ile Val Gln 1040 1045 1050 Ile Phe Gln Gly Leu Leu Thr Lys Asp Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu Gly 1055 1060 1065 Ala Gly Pro Arg Asp Ala Asp Glu Val Met Glu Glu Pro Phe Phe 1070 1075 1080 Arg Asn Ile Asn Phe Asp Asp Ile Leu Asn Leu Arg Val Lys Pro 1085 1090 1095 Pro Tyr Ile Pro Glu Ile Lys Ser Pro Glu Asp Thr Ser Tyr Phe 1100 1105 1110 Glu Gln Glu Phe Thr Ser Ala Pro Pro Thr Leu Thr Pro Leu Pro 1115 1120 1125 Ser Val Leu Thr Thr Ser Gln Gln Glu Glu Phe Arg Gly Phe Ser 1130 1135 1140 Phe Met Pro Asp Asp Leu Asp Leu 1145 1150 12 484 PRT Human 12 Met Arg His Ser Lys Arg Thr Tyr Cys Pro Asp Trp Asp Asp Lys Asp 1 5 10 15 Trp Asp Tyr Gly Lys Trp Arg Ser Ser Ser Ser His Lys Arg Arg Lys 20 25 30 Arg Ser His Ser Ser Ala Gln Glu Asn Lys Arg Cys Lys Tyr Asn His 35 40 45 Ser Lys Met Cys Asp Ser His Tyr Leu Glu Ser Arg Ser Ile Asn Glu 50 55 60 Lys Asp Tyr His Ser Arg Arg Tyr Ile Asp Glu Tyr Arg Asn Asp Tyr 65 70 75 80 Thr Gln Gly Cys Glu Pro Gly His Arg Gln Arg Asp His Glu Ser Arg 85 90 95 Tyr Gln Asn His Ser Ser Lys Ser Ser Gly Arg Ser Gly Arg Ser Ser 100 105 110 Tyr Lys Ser Lys His Arg Ile His His Ser Thr Ser His Arg Arg Ser 115 120 125 His Gly Lys Ser His Arg Arg Lys Arg Thr Arg Ser Val Glu Asp Asp 130 135 140 Glu Glu Gly His Leu Ile Cys Gln Ser Gly Asp Val Leu Ser Ala Arg 145 150 155 160 Tyr Glu Ile Val Asp Thr Leu Gly Glu Gly Ala Phe Gly Lys Val Val 165 170 175 Glu Cys Ile Asp His Lys Ala Gly Gly Arg His Val Ala Val Lys Ile 180 185 190 Val Lys Asn Val Asp Arg Tyr Cys Glu Ala Ala Arg Ser Glu Ile Gln 195 200 205 Val Leu Glu His Leu Asn Thr Thr Asp Pro Asn Ser Thr Phe Arg Cys 210 215 220 Val Gln Met Leu Glu Trp Phe Glu His His Gly His Ile Cys Ile Val 225 230 235 240 Phe Glu Leu Leu Gly Leu Ser Thr Tyr Asp Phe Ile Lys Glu Asn Gly 245 250 255 Phe Leu Pro Phe Arg Leu Asp His Ile Arg Lys Met Ala Tyr Gln Ile 260 265 270 Cys Lys Ser Val Asn Phe Leu His Ser Asn Lys Leu Thr His Thr Asp 275 280 285 Leu Lys Pro Glu Asn Ile Leu Phe Val Gln Ser Asp Tyr Thr Glu Ala 290 295 300 Tyr Asn Pro Lys Ile Lys Arg Asp Glu Arg Thr Leu Ile Asn Pro Asp 305 310 315 320 Ile Lys Val Val Asp Phe Gly Ser Ala Thr Tyr Asp Asp Glu His His 325 330 335 Ser Thr Leu Val Ser Thr Arg His Tyr Arg Ala Pro Glu Val Ile Leu 340 345 350 Ala Leu Gly Trp Ser Gln Pro Cys Asp Val Trp Ser Ile Gly Cys Ile 355 360 365 Leu Ile Glu Tyr Tyr Leu Gly Phe Thr Val Phe Pro Thr His Asp Ser 370 375 380 Lys Glu His Leu Ala Met Met Glu Arg Ile Leu Gly Pro Leu Pro Lys 385 390 395 400 His Met Ile Gln Lys Thr Arg Lys Arg Lys Tyr Phe His His Asp Arg 405 410 415 Leu Asp Trp Asp Glu His Ser Ser Ala Gly Arg Tyr Val Ser Arg Ala 420 425 430 Cys Lys Pro Leu Lys Glu Phe Met Leu Ser Gln Asp Val Glu His Glu 435 440 445 Arg Leu Phe Asp Leu Ile Gln Lys Met Leu Glu Tyr Asp Pro Ala Lys 450 455 460 Arg Ile Thr Leu Arg Glu Ala Leu Lys His Pro Phe Phe Asp Leu Leu 465 470 475 480 Lys Lys Ser Ile 13 499 PRT Human 13 Met Pro His Pro Arg Arg Tyr His Ser Ser Glu Arg Gly Ser Arg Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Tyr Arg Glu His Tyr Arg Ser Arg Lys His Lys Arg Arg Arg Ser 20 25 30 Arg Ser Trp Ser Ser Ser Ser Asp Arg Thr Arg Arg Arg Arg Arg Glu 35 40 45 Asp Ser Tyr His Val Arg Ser Arg Ser Ser Tyr Asp Asp Arg Ser Ser 50 55 60 Asp Arg Arg Val Tyr Asp Arg Arg Tyr Cys Gly Ser Tyr Arg Arg Asn 65 70 75 80 Asp Tyr Ser Arg Asp Arg Gly Asp Ala Tyr Tyr Asp Thr Asp Tyr Arg 85 90 95 His Ser Tyr Glu Tyr Gln Arg Glu Asn Ser Ser Tyr Arg Ser Gln Arg 100 105 110 Ser Ser Arg Arg Lys His Arg Arg Arg Arg Arg Arg Ser Arg Thr Phe 115 120 125 Ser Arg Ser Ser Ser Gln His Ser Ser Arg Arg Ala Lys Ser Val Glu 130 135 140 Asp Asp Ala Glu Gly His Leu Ile Tyr His Val Gly Asp Trp Leu Gln 145 150 155 160 Glu Arg Tyr Glu Ile Val Ser Thr Leu Gly Glu Gly Thr Phe Gly Arg 165 170 175 Val Val Gln Cys Val Asp His Arg Arg Gly Gly Ala Arg Val Ala Leu 180 185 190 Lys Ile Ile Lys Asn Val Glu Lys Tyr Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu Glu 195 200 205 Ile Asn Val Leu Glu Lys Ile Asn Glu Lys Asp Pro Asp Asn Lys Asn 210 215 220 Leu Cys Val Gln Met Phe Asp Trp Phe Asp Tyr His Gly His Met Cys 225 230 235 240 Ile Ser Phe Glu Leu Leu Gly Leu Ser Thr Phe Asp Phe Leu Lys Asp 245 250 255 Asn Asn Tyr Leu Pro Tyr Pro Ile His Gln Val Arg His Met Ala Phe 260 265 270 Gln Leu Cys Gln Ala Val Lys Phe Leu His Asp Asn Lys Leu Thr His 275 280 285 Thr Asp Leu Lys Pro Glu Asn Ile Leu Phe Val Asn Ser Asp Tyr Glu 290 295 300 Leu Thr Tyr Asn Leu Glu Lys Lys Arg Asp Glu Arg Ser Val Lys Ser 305 310 315 320 Thr Ala Val Arg Val Val Asp Phe Gly Ser Ala Thr Phe Asp His Glu 325 330 335 His His Ser Thr Ile Val Ser Thr Arg His Tyr Arg Ala Pro Glu Val 340 345 350 Ile Leu Glu Leu Gly Trp Ser Gln Pro Cys Asp Val Trp Ser Ile Gly 355 360 365 Cys Ile Ile Phe Glu Tyr Tyr Val Gly Phe Thr Leu Phe Gln Thr His 370 375 380 Asp Asn Arg Glu His Leu Ala Met Met Glu Arg Ile Leu Gly Pro Ile 385 390 395 400 Pro Ser Arg Met Ile Arg Lys Thr Arg Lys Gln Lys Tyr Phe Tyr Arg 405 410 415 Gly Arg Leu Asp Trp Asp Glu Asn Thr Ser Ala Gly Arg Tyr Val Arg 420 425 430 Glu Asn Cys Lys Pro Leu Arg Arg Tyr Leu Thr Ser Glu Ala Glu Glu 435 440 445 His His Gln Leu Phe Asp Leu Ile Glu Ser Met Leu Glu Tyr Glu Pro 450 455 460 Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Leu Gly Glu Ala Leu Gln His Pro Phe Phe Ala 465 470 475 480 Arg Leu Arg Ala Glu Pro Pro Asn Lys Leu Trp Asp Ser Ser Arg Asp 485 490 495 Ile Ser Arg 14 517 PRT DROME - Drosophila Melanogaster Fruit Fly 14 Met Cys Val Arg Phe Gln Met Pro Arg Thr Arg Arg Leu His His Ser 1 5 10 15 Arg Asp Arg Ser Ser Ala Gly Thr Arg Asp Lys Arg Arg Arg His Asp 20 25 30 Thr Ala Asp His Ser Pro Pro Leu Ala Glu Ala Pro Ser Pro Pro Arg 35 40 45 Ile Thr Asn Thr His His Thr Arg Ser Ala Ala Lys Arg Arg Arg His 50 55 60 Glu Leu Asp Ala Lys Lys Ala Gln Ile Ser Lys Glu Pro Thr Phe Asp 65 70 75 80 Asp Ser Ile Ser Thr Arg Arg Arg Lys Glu Arg Ser Lys Arg Ser His 85 90 95 Arg Lys Ser Pro Ala Ala Ser Arg Arg Gln His Lys Tyr Arg Tyr Arg 100 105 110 Asp Glu Thr Ser His Ser Ser Ser Arg Arg Arg His Arg Asp Arg Ala 115 120 125 Lys Asp Glu Arg Asp Ser Gly Arg Asn Asn Arg Gln Ser Gln Ala Lys 130 135 140 Thr Ala Lys Pro Val Ile Gln Asp Asp Ala Asp Gly His Leu Ile Tyr 145 150 155 160 His Thr Gly Asp Ile Leu His His Arg Tyr Lys Ile Met Ala Thr Leu 165 170 175 Gly Glu Gly Thr Phe Gly Arg Val Val Lys Val Lys Asp Met Glu Arg 180 185 190 Asp Tyr Cys Met Ala Leu Lys Ile Ile Lys Asn Val Glu Lys Tyr Arg 195 200 205 Glu Ala Ala Lys Leu Glu Ile Asn Ala Leu Glu Lys Ile Ala Gln Lys 210 215 220 Asp Pro His Cys Asp His Leu Cys Val Lys Met Ile Asp Trp Phe Asp 225 230 235 240 Tyr His Gly His Met Cys Ile Val Phe Glu Met Leu Gly Leu Ser Val 245 250 255 Phe Asp Phe Leu Arg Glu Asn Asn Tyr Glu Pro Tyr Pro Leu Asp Gln 260 265 270 Val Arg His Met Ala Tyr Gln Leu Cys Tyr Ser Val Lys Phe Leu His 275 280 285 Asp Asn Arg Leu Thr His Thr Asp Leu Lys Pro Glu Asn Ile Leu Phe 290 295 300 Val Asp Ser Asp Tyr Thr Ser His Tyr Asn His Lys Ile Asn Arg Glu 305 310 315 320 Val Arg Arg Val Lys Asn Thr Asp Val Arg Leu Ile Asp Phe Gly Ser 325 330 335 Ala Thr Phe Asp His Glu His His Ser Thr Ile Val Ser Thr Arg His 340 345 350 Tyr Arg Ala Pro Glu Val Ile Leu Glu Leu Gly Trp Ser Gln Pro Cys 355 360 365 Asp Val Trp Ser Ile Gly Cys Ile Leu Phe Glu Leu Tyr Leu Gly Ile 370 375 380 Thr Leu Phe Gln Thr His Asp Asn Arg Glu His Leu Ala Met Met Glu 385 390 395 400 Arg Ile Leu Gly Gln Ile Pro Tyr Arg Met Ala Arg Lys Thr Lys Thr 405 410 415 Lys Tyr Phe Tyr His Gly Lys Leu Asp Trp Asp Glu Lys Ser Ser Ala 420 425 430 Gly Arg Tyr Val Arg Asp His Cys Lys Pro Leu Phe Leu Cys Gln Leu 435 440 445 Ser Asp Ser Glu Asp His Cys Glu Leu Phe Ser Leu Ile Lys Lys Met 450 455 460 Leu Glu Tyr Glu Pro Ser Ser Arg Ile Thr Leu Gly Glu Ala Leu His 465 470 475 480 His Pro Phe Phe Asp Arg Leu Pro Pro His His Arg Val Gly Glu Val 485 490 495 Ser Asn Lys Gln Pro Leu Ser Ser Gly Ser Ser Ser Arg Glu Arg Ser 500 505 510 His Ser Leu Ser Arg 515 15 544 PRT Human 15 Met Gly Ser Asp Gly Ser Ser Leu Ser Pro Lys Val Ser Gln Pro Gly 1 5 10 15 His Thr Glu Ile Val Asp His Val Ser Glu Lys Val Ile Thr Asn Gly 20 25 30 Lys Asn Val Asn Lys Lys Val Asn Ser Glu Val Asp Gly Lys Ser Met 35 40 45 Val Glu Lys Val Lys Thr His Glu Glu Asn Ala Glu Asp Tyr His Tyr 50 55 60 Gly Gly Tyr His Pro Val Tyr Ile Gly Glu Glu Phe His His Arg Arg 65 70 75 80 Tyr Val Val Glu Arg Lys Leu Gly Trp Gly His Phe Ser Thr Val Trp 85 90 95 Leu Ala Tyr Asp Arg Ala Ala Lys Arg Arg Val Ala Leu Lys Val Val 100 105 110 Arg Ser Ala Glu His Tyr Arg Glu Thr Ser Ile Asp Glu Ile Arg Ile 115 120 125 Leu Gln Lys Ile Arg Glu Gly Asp Glu Lys His Leu Gly Lys Lys His 130 135 140 Ile Ile Ser Leu Leu Asp Tyr Phe Val His Arg Gly Pro Asn Gly Ala 145 150 155 160 His Val Cys Met Val Phe Glu Val Leu Gly Glu Asn Leu Leu Ser Leu 165 170 175 Ile Gln Ser Tyr Gly His Arg Gly Val Pro Val Gly Ile Val Lys Gln 180 185 190 Ile Ala Tyr Gln Leu Leu Ile Ala Leu Asp Tyr Leu His Arg Glu Cys 195 200 205 Gly Ile Ile His Thr Asp Leu Lys Pro Glu Asn Val Leu Ile Cys Ile 210 215 220 Asp Gln Asp Ala Leu Gln His Ile Glu Ala Pro Ala Thr Thr Ser Ser 225 230 235 240 Pro Thr Ser Asn Thr Ser Ser Ser Lys Thr Arg Asn Asn Thr Gly Tyr 245 250 255 Thr Ala Lys Ala Pro Ile Ile Lys Arg Gly Gln Ser Val Asp Asn Ser 260 265 270 Ala Gln Glu Arg Lys Thr Phe Ala Lys Asn Pro Thr Lys Asn Ser Lys 275 280 285 Pro Ala Gly Gln Val Ile Pro Ser Ser Pro Phe Thr Ser Thr Leu Ser 290 295 300 Arg Phe Pro Ser Leu Glu Gly Ala Val Ser Glu Ile Ser Leu Arg Asp 305 310 315 320 Ser Gln Lys His Asn Ser His Pro Asn Ser Pro Phe Ser Ser Gly Asp 325 330 335 Asn Ser Leu Ile Leu Asp Gly Val Asn Gly Ser Gln Glu Pro Val Pro 340 345 350 Lys Ile Thr Val Lys Ile Ala Asp Leu Gly Asn Ala Cys Trp Thr Arg 355 360 365 Lys His Phe Thr Asn Asp Val Gln Thr Arg Gln Tyr Arg Ser Pro Glu 370 375 380 Val Ile Leu Gly Cys Arg Trp Gly Ala Ser Ala Asp Cys Trp Ser Phe 385 390 395 400 Ala Cys Ile Ile Phe Glu Leu Leu Thr Gly Asp Tyr Leu Phe Asp Pro 405 410 415 Arg Asn Gly Asn Ser Tyr Ser Lys Glu Asp Asp His Ile Ala Gln Ile 420 425 430 Ile Glu Leu Leu Val Asn Tyr Pro Lys Gln Met Ala Leu Ser Gly Lys 435 440 445 His Ser Arg Asp Leu Phe Asn Arg Arg Gly Glu Leu Arg Asn Ile His 450 455 460 Lys Leu Lys Phe Trp Pro Leu Lys Asp Val Leu Glu Gln Lys Tyr His 465 470 475 480 Phe Ser Ala Glu Leu Ala Gln Gln Ile Ser Asp Phe Leu Ser Pro Met 485 490 495 Leu Cys Phe Asp Pro Ala Lys Arg Thr Asn Ala Gly Tyr Met Ser Asn 500 505 510 Ser Pro Trp Leu Arg Glu Val Ala Asp Pro Thr Phe Lys Ile Glu Thr 515 520 525 Thr Gly Ala Thr Gly Glu Asp Val Pro Gly Trp Ala Thr Glu Ile Arg 530 535 540 16 508 PRT Yeast 16 Met Ala Ser Leu Phe Arg Pro Pro Glu Ser Ala Lys Cys Asn Pro Asn 1 5 10 15 Ser Pro Arg Leu Lys Leu Pro Leu Leu Arg Asn Asn Gln Val Asp Glu 20 25 30 Asn Asn Ile Tyr Leu Thr Ser Asn Gly Ser Ser Thr Thr Ala Tyr Ser 35 40 45 Ser His Thr Pro Glu Pro Leu Thr Ser Ser Thr Ser Thr Leu Phe Ser 50 55 60 Gln Thr Arg Leu His Pro Ser Asp Ser Ser Met Thr Leu Asn Thr Met 65 70 75 80 Lys Lys Arg Pro Ala Pro Pro Ser Leu Pro Ser Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser 85 90 95 Gln Ser Lys Cys Lys Thr Leu Pro Glu Leu Val Pro Ile Ala Asp Val 100 105 110 Ser Asp Gly Lys His Asp Leu Gly Leu Lys Gln Arg Val Ile Ala Glu 115 120 125 Asn Glu Leu Ser Gly Asn Ser Asp Leu Thr Pro Ser Ser Met Ala Ser 130 135 140 Pro Phe Ser His Thr Asn Thr Ser Ser Pro Tyr Leu Arg Asn Asp Leu 145 150 155 160 Ser Asn Ser Val Gly Ser Asp Phe Ser Asn Leu Ile Ser Ala Tyr Glu 165 170 175 Gln Ser Ser Ser Pro Ile Lys Ser Ser Ser Gln Pro Lys Ser Ser Ser 180 185 190 Glu Ser Tyr Ile Asp Leu Asn Ser Val Arg Asp Val Asp Gln Leu Asp 195 200 205 Glu Asn Gly Trp Lys Tyr Ala Asn Leu Lys Asp Arg Ile Glu Thr Leu 210 215 220 Gly Ile Leu Gly Glu Gly Ala Gly Gly Ser Val Ser Lys Cys Lys Leu 225 230 235 240 Lys Asn Gly Ser Lys Ile Phe Ala Leu Lys Val Ile Asn Thr Leu Asn 245 250 255 Thr Asp Pro Glu Tyr Gln Lys Gln Ile Phe Arg Glu Leu Gln Phe Asn 260 265 270 Arg Ser Phe Gln Ser Glu Tyr Ile Val Arg Tyr Tyr Gly Met Phe Thr 275 280 285 Asp Asp Glu Asn Ser Ser Ile Tyr Ile Ala Met Glu Tyr Met Gly Gly 290 295 300 Arg Ser Leu Asp Ala Ile Tyr Lys Asn Leu Leu Glu Arg Gly Gly Arg 305 310 315 320 Ile Ser Glu Lys Val Leu Gly Lys Ile Ala Glu Ala Val Leu Arg Gly 325 330 335 Leu Ser Tyr Leu His Glu Lys Lys Val Ile His Arg Asp Ile Lys Pro 340 345 350 Gln Asn Ile Leu Leu Asn Glu Asn Gly Gln Val Lys Leu Cys Asp Phe 355 360 365 Gly Val Ser Gly Glu Ala Val Asn Ser Leu Ala Thr Thr Phe Thr Gly 370 375 380 Thr Ser Phe Tyr Met Ala Pro Glu Arg Ile Gln Gly Gln Pro Tyr Ser 385 390 395 400 Val Thr Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Leu Gly Leu Thr Ile Leu Glu Val Ala 405 410 415 Asn Gly Lys Phe Pro Cys Ser Ser Glu Lys Met Ala Ala Asn Ile Ala 420 425 430 Pro Phe Glu Leu Leu Met Trp Ile Leu Thr Phe Thr Pro Glu Leu Lys 435 440 445 Asp Glu Pro Glu Ser Asn Ile Ile Trp Ser Pro Ser Phe Lys Ser Phe 450 455 460 Ile Asp Tyr Cys Leu Lys Lys Asp Ser Arg Glu Arg Pro Ser Pro Arg 465 470 475 480 Gln Met Ile Asn His Pro Trp Ile Lys Gly Gln Met Lys Lys Asn Val 485 490 495 Asn Met Glu Lys Phe Val Arg Lys Cys Trp Lys Asp 500 505 17 506 PRT Yeast 17 Met Ala Ser Met Phe Arg Pro Pro Glu Ser Asn Arg Ser His Gln Lys 1 5 10 15 Thr Pro Lys Leu Thr Leu Pro Val Asn Leu Val Gln Asn Ala Lys Ser 20 25 30 Thr Asn Asp Gly Gln His Leu Asn Arg Ser Pro Tyr Ser Ser Val Asn 35 40 45 Glu Ser Pro Tyr Ser Asn Asn Ser Thr Ser Ala Thr Ser Thr Thr Ser 50 55 60 Ser Met Ala Ser Asn Ser Thr Leu Leu Tyr Asn Arg Ser Ser Thr Thr 65 70 75 80 Thr Ile Lys Asn Arg Pro Val Pro Pro Pro Leu Pro Pro Leu Val Leu 85 90 95 Thr Gln Lys Lys Asp Gly Ile Glu Tyr Arg Val Ala Gly Asp Ser Gln 100 105 110 Leu Ser Glu Arg Phe Ser Asn Leu His Val Asp Ile Thr Tyr Lys Glu 115 120 125 Leu Leu Ser Ser Ala Pro Ile Ser Thr Lys Leu Ser Asn Ile Asp Thr 130 135 140 Thr Phe Ile Lys Lys Asp Leu Asp Thr Pro Glu Gly Glu Asp Ser Tyr 145 150 155 160 Pro Ser Thr Leu Leu Ser Ala Tyr Asp Phe Ser Ser Ser Gly Ser Asn 165 170 175 Ser Ala Pro Leu Ser Ala Asn Asn Ile Ile Ser Cys Ser Asn Leu Ile 180 185 190 Gln Gly Lys Asp Val Asp Gln Leu Glu Glu Glu Ala Trp Arg Phe Gly 195 200 205 His Leu Lys Asp Glu Ile Thr Thr Leu Gly Ile Leu Gly Glu Gly Ala 210 215 220 Gly Gly Ser Val Ala Lys Cys Arg Leu Lys Asn Gly Lys Lys Val Phe 225 230 235 240 Ala Leu Lys Thr Ile Asn Thr Met Asn Thr Asp Pro Glu Tyr Gln Lys 245 250 255 Gln Ile Phe Arg Glu Leu Gln Phe Asn Lys Ser Phe Lys Ser Asp Tyr 260 265 270 Ile Val Gln Tyr Tyr Gly Met Phe Thr Asp Glu Gln Ser Ser Ser Ile 275 280 285 Tyr Ile Ala Met Glu Tyr Met Gly Gly Lys Ser Leu Glu Ala Thr Tyr 290 295 300 Lys Asn Leu Leu Lys Arg Gly Gly Arg Ile Ser Glu Arg Val Ile Gly 305 310 315 320 Lys Ile Ala Glu Ser Val Leu Arg Gly Leu Ser Tyr Leu His Glu Arg 325 330 335 Lys Val Ile His Arg Asp Ile Lys Pro Gln Asn Ile Leu Leu Asn Glu 340 345 350 Lys Gly Glu Ile Lys Leu Cys Asp Phe Gly Val Ser Gly Glu Ala Val 355 360 365 Asn Ser Leu Ala Met Thr Phe Thr Gly Thr Ser Phe Tyr Met Ala Pro 370 375 380 Glu Arg Ile Gln Gly Gln Pro Tyr Ser Val Thr Cys Asp Val Trp Ser 385 390 395 400 Leu Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Glu Val Ala Gly Gly Arg Phe Pro Phe Glu 405 410 415 Ser Asp Lys Ile Thr Gln Asn Val Ala Pro Ile Glu Leu Leu Thr Met 420 425 430 Ile Leu Thr Phe Ser Pro Gln Leu Lys Asp Glu Pro Glu Leu Asp Ile 435 440 445 Ser Trp Ser Lys Thr Phe Arg Ser Phe Ile Asp Tyr Cys Leu Lys Lys 450 455 460 Asp Ala Arg Glu Arg Pro Ser Pro Arg Gln Met Leu Lys His Pro Trp 465 470 475 480 Ile Val Gly Gln Met Lys Lys Lys Val Asn Met Glu Arg Phe Val Lys 485 490 495 Lys Cys Trp Glu Lys Glu Lys Asp Gly Ile 500 505 18 699 PRT EMENI - Aspergillus Nidulans 18 Met Ala Ile Ala Leu Ala Glu Ala Asp Lys Tyr Glu Val Leu Glu Lys 1 5 10 15 Ile Gly Cys Gly Ser Phe Gly Ile Ile Arg Lys Val Lys Arg Lys Ser 20 25 30 Asp Gly Phe Ile Leu Cys Arg Lys Glu Ile Asn Tyr Ile Lys Met Ser 35 40 45 Thr Lys Glu Arg Glu Gln Leu Thr Ala Glu Phe Asn Ile Leu Ser Ser 50 55 60 Leu Arg His Pro Asn Ile Val Ala Tyr Tyr His Arg Glu His Leu Lys 65 70 75 80 Ala Ser Gln Asp Leu Tyr Leu Tyr Met Glu Tyr Cys Gly Gly Gly Asp 85 90 95 Leu Ser Met Val Ile Lys Asn Leu Lys Arg Thr Asn Lys Tyr Ala Glu 100 105 110 Glu Asp Phe Val Trp Arg Ile Leu Ser Gln Leu Val Thr Ala Leu Tyr 115 120 125 Arg Cys His Tyr Gly Thr Asp Pro Ala Glu Val Gly Ser Asn Leu Leu 130 135 140 Gly Pro Ala Pro Lys Pro Ser Gly Leu Lys Gly Lys Gln Ala Gln Met 145 150 155 160 Thr Ile Leu His Arg Asp Leu Lys Pro Glu Asn Ile Phe Leu Gly Ser 165 170 175 Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Leu Gly Asp Phe Gly Leu Ser Lys Leu Met His 180 185 190 Ser His Asp Phe Ala Ser Thr Tyr Val Gly Thr Pro Phe Tyr Met Ser 195 200 205 Pro Glu Ile Cys Ala Ala Glu Lys Tyr Thr Leu Arg Ser Asp Ile Trp 210 215 220 Ala Val Gly Cys Ile Met Tyr Glu Leu Cys Gln Arg Glu Pro Pro Phe 225 230 235 240 Asn Ala Arg Thr His Ile Gln Leu Val Gln Lys Ile Arg Glu Gly Lys 245 250 255 Phe Ala Pro Leu Pro Asp Phe Tyr Ser Ser Glu Leu Lys Asn Val Ile 260 265 270 Ala Ser Cys Leu Arg Val Asn Pro Asp His Arg Pro Asp Thr Ala Thr 275 280 285 Leu Ile Asn Thr Pro Val Ile Arg Leu Met Arg Arg Glu Val Glu Leu 290 295 300 Asn Asn Leu Ser Arg Ala Ala Arg Lys Arg Glu Glu Ala Thr Met Gln 305 310 315 320 Lys Ala Lys Asp Val Glu Gln Ala Phe Ala Lys Leu Glu Lys Glu Lys 325 330 335 Gln Gln Ile Arg Ser Glu Leu Glu Asn Ser Ile Arg Arg Glu Trp Glu 340 345 350 Val Lys Ala Arg Leu Glu Ile Asp Arg Gln Val Gln Asn Glu Leu Asp 355 360 365 Lys Leu Arg Lys Arg Phe Glu Cys Glu Val Gln Asp Arg Val Ala Gln 370 375 380 Glu Val Glu Lys Gln Arg Arg Asn Ala Asn Tyr Arg Glu Asp Ala Ser 385 390 395 400 Leu Arg Ser Ser Gly His Ser Ser Gln Met Ser Ser Ser Asn Ser Glu 405 410 415 Asp Ser Asp Phe Pro Ser Ser Thr Asp Ile Ser Gln Leu Ser Leu Glu 420 425 430 Ser Pro Thr Asn Lys Ala Ala Lys Leu Pro Lys Lys Glu Ser Arg Thr 435 440 445 Pro Phe Thr Arg Ser Lys Thr Val Val Asp Ser Pro Met Asp Ile Gln 450 455 460 Met Ala Glu Pro Ser Pro Ile Ser Ile Ala Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro 465 470 475 480 Arg Arg Thr Ser Ala Thr Tyr Ser Gly Lys Asn Ile Phe Ala Glu Gly 485 490 495 Glu Arg Lys Arg Pro Lys Phe Glu Pro Thr Leu Ala Tyr Ser Asp Asp 500 505 510 Glu Asp Asp Thr Pro Glu Leu Pro Ser Pro Thr Arg Pro Lys Val Lys 515 520 525 Pro Asp Pro Phe Lys Ala Pro Ser Arg Pro Leu Leu Arg Gln Asn Thr 530 535 540 Thr Ala Leu Met Gln Lys Leu Ser Thr Gln Pro Pro Ile Phe Pro Ala 545 550 555 560 Asn Pro Ser Arg Leu Pro Gln Met Ser Ala Pro Asp Val Arg Glu Ser 565 570 575 Lys Ser Arg Ser Pro His Arg Arg Leu Ser Lys Ile Pro Ser Ser Ala 580 585 590 Asn Leu Ala Ala Asp Ala Gly Ser Pro Thr Arg Lys Asn Gly Val Lys 595 600 605 Ser Ser Pro Ser Lys Met Asn Gly Gly Asp Glu Met Phe Lys Ala Val 610 615 620 Met Gln Arg Asn Met Gly Gly Arg Thr Leu Val Glu Leu Ala Gln Ala 625 630 635 640 Arg Ala Gly Gly Arg Pro Ile Asp Glu Val Lys Arg Cys Ala Ser Asp 645 650 655 Ser Arg Ser Gly Cys Ser Val Pro Met Lys Ser Ala Asp Arg Asp Pro 660 665 670 Pro Ala Val Trp Asp Pro Glu Arg Asp Glu Met Pro Ser Pro Phe Leu 675 680 685 Ala Arg Gly Arg Lys Val Ile Arg Asn Leu Arg 690 695 19 346 PRT Human 19 Met Pro Ser Pro Leu Ala Leu Arg Pro Tyr Leu Arg Ser Glu Phe Ser 1 5 10 15 Pro Ser Val Asp Ala Arg Pro Cys Ser Ser Pro Ser Glu Leu Pro Ala 20 25 30 Lys Leu Leu Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Pro Arg Ala Pro Arg Leu Pro Arg 35 40 45 Arg Leu Ala Trp Cys Ser Ile Asp Trp Glu Gln Val Cys Leu Leu Gln 50 55 60 Arg Leu Gly Ala Gly Gly Phe Gly Ser Val Tyr Lys Ala Thr Tyr Arg 65 70 75 80 Gly Val Pro Val Ala Ile Lys Gln Val Asn Lys Cys Thr Lys Asn Arg 85 90 95 Leu Ala Ser Arg Arg Ser Phe Trp Ala Glu Leu Asn Val Ala Arg Leu 100 105 110 Arg His Asp Asn Ile Val Arg Val Val Ala Ala Ser Thr Arg Thr Pro 115 120 125 Ala Gly Ser Asn Ser Leu Gly Thr Ile Ile Met Glu Phe Gly Gly Asn 130 135 140 Val Thr Leu His Gln Val Ile Tyr Gly Ala Ala Gly His Pro Glu Gly 145 150 155 160 Asp Ala Gly Glu Pro His Cys Arg Thr Gly Gly Gln Leu Ser Leu Gly 165 170 175 Lys Cys Leu Lys Tyr Ser Leu Asp Val Val Asn Gly Leu Leu Phe Leu 180 185 190 His Ser Gln Ser Ile Val His Leu Asp Leu Lys Pro Ala Asn Ile Leu 195 200 205 Ile Ser Glu Gln Asp Val Cys Lys Ile Ser Asp Phe Gly Cys Ser Glu 210 215 220 Lys Leu Glu Asp Leu Leu Cys Phe Gln Thr Pro Ser Tyr Pro Leu Gly 225 230 235 240 Gly Thr Tyr Thr His Arg Ala Pro Glu Leu Leu Lys Gly Glu Gly Val 245 250 255 Thr Pro Lys Ala Asp Ile Tyr Ser Phe Ala Ile Thr Leu Trp Gln Met 260 265 270 Thr Thr Lys Gln Ala Pro Tyr Ser Gly Glu Arg Gln His Ile Leu Tyr 275 280 285 Ala Val Val Ala Tyr Asp Leu Arg Pro Ser Leu Ser Ala Ala Val Phe 290 295 300 Glu Asp Ser Leu Pro Gly Gln Arg Leu Gly Asp Val Ile Gln Arg Cys 305 310 315 320 Trp Arg Pro Ser Ala Ala Gln Arg Pro Ser Ala Arg Leu Leu Leu Val 325 330 335 Asp Leu Thr Ser Leu Lys Ala Glu Leu Gly 340 345 20 337 PRT Human 20 Met Ala Ser Ser Ser Gly Ser Lys Ala Glu Phe Ile Val Gly Gly Lys 1 5 10 15 Tyr Lys Leu Val Arg Lys Ile Gly Ser Gly Ser Phe Gly Asp Ile Tyr 20 25 30 Leu Ala Ile Asn Ile Thr Asn Gly Glu Glu Val Ala Leu Lys Leu Glu 35 40 45 Ser Gln Lys Ala Arg His Pro Gln Leu Leu Tyr Glu Ser Lys Leu Tyr 50 55 60 Lys Ile Leu Gln Gly Gly Val Gly Ile Pro His Ile Arg Trp Tyr Gly 65 70 75 80 Gln Glu Lys Asp Tyr Asn Val Leu Val Met Asp Leu Leu Gly Pro Ser 85 90 95 Leu Glu Asp Leu Phe Asn Phe Cys Ser Arg Arg Phe Thr Met Lys Thr 100 105 110 Val Leu Met Leu Ala Asp Gln Met Ile Ser Arg Ile Glu Tyr Val His 115 120 125 Thr Lys Asn Phe Ile His Arg Asp Ile Lys Pro Asp Asn Phe Leu Met 130 135 140 Gly Ile Gly Arg His Cys Asn Lys Leu Phe Leu Ile Asp Phe Gly Leu 145 150 155 160 Ala Lys Lys Tyr Arg Asp Asn Arg Thr Arg Gln His Ile Pro Tyr Arg 165 170 175 Glu Asp Lys Asn Leu Thr Gly Thr Ala Arg Tyr Ala Ser Ile Asn Ala 180 185 190 His Leu Gly Ile Glu Gln Ser Arg Arg Asp Asp Met Glu Ser Leu Gly 195 200 205 Tyr Val Leu Met Tyr Phe Asn Arg Thr Ser Leu Pro Trp Gln Gly Leu 210 215 220 Lys Ala Ala Thr Lys Lys Gln Lys Tyr Glu Lys Ile Ser Glu Lys Lys 225 230 235 240 Met Ser Thr Pro Val Glu Val Leu Cys Lys Gly Phe Pro Ala Glu Phe 245 250 255 Ala Met Tyr Leu Asn Tyr Cys Arg Gly Leu Arg Phe Glu Glu Ala Pro 260 265 270 Asp Tyr Met Tyr Leu Arg Gln Leu Phe Arg Ile Leu Phe Arg Thr Leu 275 280 285 Asn His Gln Tyr Asp Tyr Thr Phe Asp Trp Thr Met Leu Lys Gln Lys 290 295 300 Ala Ala Gln Gln Ala Ala Ser Ser Ser Gly Gln Gly Gln Gln Ala Gln 305 310 315 320 Thr Pro Thr Gly Lys Gln Thr Asp Lys Ser Lys Ser Asn Met Lys Gly 325 330 335 Phe 21 336 PRT Bovine 21 Met Ala Ser Ser Ser Arg Pro Lys Thr Asp Val Leu Val Gly Gly Arg 1 5 10 15 Tyr Lys Leu Val Arg Glu Ile Gly Phe Gly Ser Phe Gly His Val Tyr 20 25 30 Leu Ala Ile Asp Leu Thr Asn His Glu Gln Val Ala Val Lys Leu Glu 35 40 45 Ser Glu Asn Thr Arg Gln Pro Arg Leu Leu His Glu Lys Glu Leu Tyr 50 55 60 Asn Phe Leu Gln Gly Gly Val Gly Ile Pro Gln Ile Arg Trp Tyr Gly 65 70 75 80 Gln Glu Thr Asp Tyr Asn Val Leu Val Met Asp Leu Leu Gly Pro Ser 85 90 95 Leu Glu Asp Leu Phe Asn Phe Cys Ser Arg Arg Phe Ser Met Lys Thr 100 105 110 Val Leu Met Leu Ala Asp Gln Met Ile Ser Arg Ile Glu Tyr Val His 115 120 125 Ser Arg Asn Leu Ile His Arg Asp Ile Lys Pro Asp Asn Phe Leu Met 130 135 140 Gly Thr Gly Pro Gln Trp Lys Lys Leu Phe Leu Val Asp Phe Gly Leu 145 150 155 160 Ala Lys Lys Tyr Arg Asp Asn Arg Thr Gly Gln His Ile Pro His Arg 165 170 175 Ser Gly Lys Ser Phe Ile Gly Thr Pro Phe Cys Ala Ser Ile Ser Ala 180 185 190 His Leu Gly Ile Glu Gln Ser Arg Arg Asp Asp Met Glu Ser Ile Gly 195 200 205 Tyr Val Leu Met Tyr Phe Asn Arg Gly Ser Leu Pro Trp Gln Gly Leu 210 215 220 Lys Ala Ala Thr Leu Lys Gln Lys Cys Glu Lys Ile Ser Glu Met Lys 225 230 235 240 Met Thr Thr Pro Val Asp Val Leu Cys Lys Gly Phe Pro Ile Glu Phe 245 250 255 Ala Met Tyr Leu Lys Tyr Cys Leu Arg Leu Ser Phe Glu Glu Ala Pro 260 265 270 Asp Tyr Arg Tyr Leu Arg Gln Leu Phe Arg Leu Leu Phe Arg Lys Leu 275 280 285 Ser Tyr Gln His Asp Tyr Ala Phe Asp Trp Ile Val Leu Lys Gln Lys 290 295 300 Ala Glu Gln Gln Ala Ser Ser Ser Ser Gly Glu Gly Gln Gln Ala Gln 305 310 315 320 Thr Pro Thr Gly Lys Ser Asp Asn Thr Lys Ser Glu Met Lys His Ser 325 330 335 22 415 PRT Human 22 Met Glu Leu Arg Val Gly Asn Arg Tyr Arg Leu Gly Arg Lys Ile Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Gly Ser Phe Gly Asp Ile Tyr Leu Gly Thr Asp Ile Ala Ala Gly 20 25 30 Glu Glu Val Ala Ile Lys Leu Glu Cys Val Lys Thr Lys His Pro Gln 35 40 45 Leu His Ile Glu Ser Lys Ile Tyr Lys Met Met Gln Gly Gly Val Gly 50 55 60 Ile Pro Thr Ile Arg Trp Cys Gly Ala Glu Gly Asp Tyr Asn Val Met 65 70 75 80 Val Met Glu Leu Leu Gly Pro Ser Leu Glu Asp Leu Phe Asn Phe Cys 85 90 95 Ser Arg Lys Phe Ser Leu Lys Thr Val Leu Leu Leu Ala Asp Gln Met 100 105 110 Ile Ser Arg Ile Glu Tyr Ile His Ser Lys Asn Phe Ile His Arg Asp 115 120 125 Val Lys Pro Asp Asn Phe Leu Met Gly Leu Gly Lys Lys Gly Asn Leu 130 135 140 Val Tyr Ile Ile Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Lys Lys Tyr Arg Asp Ala Arg 145 150 155 160 Thr His Gln His Ile Pro Tyr Arg Glu Asn Lys Asn Leu Thr Gly Thr 165 170 175 Ala Arg Tyr Ala Ser Ile Asn Thr His Leu Gly Ile Glu Gln Ser Arg 180 185 190 Arg Asp Asp Leu Glu Ser Leu Gly Tyr Val Leu Met Tyr Phe Asn Leu 195 200 205 Gly Ser Leu Pro Trp Gln Gly Leu Lys Ala Ala Thr Lys Arg Gln Lys 210 215 220 Tyr Glu Arg Ile Ser Glu Lys Lys Met Ser Thr Pro Ile Glu Val Leu 225 230 235 240 Cys Lys Gly Tyr Pro Ser Glu Phe Ala Thr Tyr Leu Asn Phe Cys Arg 245 250 255 Ser Leu Arg Phe Asp Asp Lys Pro Asp Tyr Ser Tyr Leu Arg Gln Leu 260 265 270 Phe Arg Asn Leu Phe His Arg Gln Gly Phe Ser Tyr Asp Tyr Val Phe 275 280 285 Asp Trp Asn Met Leu Lys Phe Gly Ala Ser Arg Ala Ala Asp Asp Ala 290 295 300 Glu Arg Glu Arg Arg Asp Arg Glu Glu Arg Leu Arg His Ser Arg Asn 305 310 315 320 Pro Ala Thr Arg Gly Leu Pro Ser Thr Asp Ser Gly Arg Leu Arg Gly 325 330 335 Thr Gln Glu Val Ala Pro Pro Thr Pro Leu Thr Pro Thr Ser His Thr 340 345 350 Ala Asn Thr Ser Pro Arg Pro Val Ser Gly Met Glu Arg Glu Arg Lys 355 360 365 Val Ser Met Arg Leu His Arg Gly Ala Pro Val Asn Ile Ser Ser Ser 370 375 380 Asp Leu Thr Gly Arg Gln Asp Thr Ser Arg Met Ser Thr Ser Gln Ile 385 390 395 400 Pro Gly Arg Val Ala Ser Ser Gly Leu Gln Ser Val Val His Arg 405 410 415 23 538 PRT Yeast 23 Met Ser Met Pro Ile Ala Ser Thr Thr Leu Ala Val Asn Asn Leu Thr 1 5 10 15 Asn Ile Asn Gly Asn Ala Asn Phe Asn Val Gln Ala Asn Lys Gln Leu 20 25 30 His His Gln Ala Val Asp Ser Pro Ala Arg Ser Ser Met Thr Ala Thr 35 40 45 Thr Ala Ala Asn Ser Asn Ser Asn Ser Ser Arg Asp Asp Ser Thr Ile 50 55 60 Val Gly Leu His Tyr Lys Ile Gly Lys Lys Ile Gly Glu Gly Ser Phe 65 70 75 80 Gly Val Leu Phe Glu Gly Thr Asn Met Ile Asn Gly Val Pro Val Ala 85 90 95 Ile Lys Phe Glu Pro Arg Lys Thr Glu Ala Pro Gln Leu Arg Asp Glu 100 105 110 Tyr Lys Thr Tyr Lys Ile Leu Asn Gly Thr Pro Asn Ile Pro Tyr Ala 115 120 125 Tyr Tyr Phe Gly Gln Glu Gly Leu His Asn Ile Leu Val Ile Asp Leu 130 135 140 Leu Gly Pro Ser Leu Glu Asp Leu Phe Asp Trp Cys Gly Arg Lys Phe 145 150 155 160 Ser Val Lys Thr Val Val Gln Val Ala Val Gln Met Ile Thr Leu Ile 165 170 175 Glu Asp Leu His Ala His Asp Leu Ile Tyr Arg Asp Ile Lys Pro Asp 180 185 190 Asn Phe Leu Ile Gly Arg Pro Gly Gln Pro Asp Ala Asn Asn Ile His 195 200 205 Leu Ile Asp Phe Gly Met Ala Lys Gln Tyr Arg Asp Pro Lys Thr Lys 210 215 220 Gln His Ile Pro Tyr Arg Glu Lys Lys Ser Leu Ser Gly Thr Ala Arg 225 230 235 240 Tyr Met Ser Ile Asn Thr His Leu Gly Arg Glu Gln Ser Arg Arg Asp 245 250 255 Asp Met Glu Ala Leu Gly His Val Phe Phe Tyr Phe Leu Arg Gly His 260 265 270 Leu Pro Trp Gln Gly Leu Lys Ala Pro Asn Asn Lys Gln Lys Tyr Glu 275 280 285 Lys Ile Gly Glu Lys Lys Arg Ser Thr Asn Val Tyr Asp Leu Ala Gln 290 295 300 Gly Leu Pro Val Gln Phe Gly Arg Tyr Leu Glu Ile Val Arg Ser Leu 305 310 315 320 Ser Phe Glu Glu Cys Pro Asp Tyr Glu Gly Tyr Arg Lys Leu Leu Leu 325 330 335 Ser Val Leu Asp Asp Leu Gly Glu Thr Ala Asp Gly Gln Tyr Asp Trp 340 345 350 Met Lys Leu Asn Asp Gly Arg Gly Trp Asp Leu Asn Ile Asn Lys Lys 355 360 365 Pro Asn Leu His Gly Tyr Gly His Pro Asn Pro Pro Asn Glu Lys Ser 370 375 380 Arg Lys His Arg Asn Lys Gln Leu Gln Met Gln Gln Leu Gln Met Gln 385 390 395 400 Gln Leu Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln Tyr Ala Gln Lys Thr Glu 405 410 415 Ala Asp Met Arg Asn Ser Gln Tyr Lys Pro Lys Leu Asp Pro Thr Ser 420 425 430 Tyr Glu Ala Tyr Gln His Gln Thr Gln Gln Lys Tyr Leu Gln Glu Gln 435 440 445 Gln Lys Arg Gln Gln Gln Gln Lys Leu Gln Glu Gln Gln Leu Gln Glu 450 455 460 Gln Gln Leu Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln Leu Arg Ala Thr 465 470 475 480 Gly Gln Pro Pro Ser Gln Pro Gln Ala Gln Thr Gln Ser Gln Gln Phe 485 490 495 Gly Ala Arg Tyr Gln Pro Gln Gln Gln Pro Ser Ala Ala Leu Arg Thr 500 505 510 Pro Glu Gln His Pro Asn Asp Asp Asn Ser Ser Leu Ala Ala Ser His 515 520 525 Lys Gly Phe Phe Gln Lys Leu Gly Cys Cys 530 535 24 546 PRT Yeast 24 Met Ser Gln Val Gln Ser Pro Leu Thr Ala Thr Asn Ser Gly Leu Ala 1 5 10 15 Val Asn Asn Asn Thr Met Asn Ser Gln Met Pro Asn Arg Ser Asn Val 20 25 30 Arg Leu Val Asn Gly Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Leu His Val Ser Ser Asn 35 40 45 Leu Asn His Asn Thr Gly Asn Ser Ser Ala Ser Tyr Ser Gly Ser Gln 50 55 60 Ser Arg Asp Asp Ser Thr Ile Val Gly Leu His Tyr Lys Ile Gly Lys 65 70 75 80 Lys Ile Gly Glu Gly Ser Phe Gly Val Leu Phe Glu Gly Thr Asn Met 85 90 95 Ile Asn Gly Leu Pro Val Ala Ile Lys Phe Glu Pro Arg Lys Thr Glu 100 105 110 Ala Pro Gln Leu Lys Asp Glu Tyr Arg Thr Tyr Lys Ile Leu Ala Gly 115 120 125 Thr Pro Gly Ile Pro Gln Glu Tyr Tyr Phe Gly Gln Glu Gly Leu His 130 135 140 Asn Ile Leu Val Ile Asp Leu Leu Gly Pro Ser Leu Glu Asp Leu Phe 145 150 155 160 Asp Trp Cys Gly Arg Arg Phe Ser Val Lys Thr Val Val Gln Val Ala 165 170 175 Val Gln Met Ile Thr Leu Ile Glu Asp Leu His Ala His Asp Leu Ile 180 185 190 Tyr Arg Asp Ile Lys Pro Asp Asn Phe Leu Ile Gly Arg Pro Gly Gln 195 200 205 Pro Asp Ala Asn Lys Val His Leu Ile Asp Phe Gly Met Ala Lys Gln 210 215 220 Tyr Arg Asp Pro Lys Thr Lys Gln His Ile Pro Tyr Arg Glu Lys Lys 225 230 235 240 Ser Leu Ser Gly Thr Ala Arg Tyr Met Ser Ile Asn Thr His Leu Gly 245 250 255 Arg Glu Gln Ser Arg Arg Asp Asp Met Glu Ala Met Gly His Val Phe 260 265 270 Phe Tyr Phe Leu Arg Gly Gln Leu Pro Trp Gln Gly Leu Lys Ala Pro 275 280 285 Asn Asn Lys Gln Lys Tyr Glu Lys Ile Gly Glu Lys Lys Arg Leu Thr 290 295 300 Asn Val Tyr Asp Leu Ala Gln Gly Leu Pro Ile Gln Phe Gly Arg Tyr 305 310 315 320 Leu Glu Ile Val Arg Asn Leu Ser Phe Glu Glu Thr Pro Asp Tyr Glu 325 330 335 Gly Tyr Arg Met Leu Leu Leu Ser Val Leu Asp Asp Leu Gly Glu Thr 340 345 350 Ala Asp Gly Gln Tyr Asp Trp Met Lys Leu Asn Gly Gly Arg Gly Trp 355 360 365 Asp Leu Ser Ile Asn Lys Lys Pro Asn Leu His Gly Tyr Gly His Pro 370 375 380 Asn Pro Pro Asn Glu Lys Ser Lys Arg His Arg Ser Lys Asn His Gln 385 390 395 400 Tyr Ser Ser Pro Asp His His His His Tyr Asn Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln 405 410 415 Gln Gln Ala Gln Ala Gln Ala Gln Ala Gln Ala Gln Ala Lys Val Gln 420 425 430 Gln Gln Gln Leu Gln Gln Ala Gln Ala Gln Gln Gln Ala Asn Arg Tyr 435 440 445 Gln Leu Gln Pro Asp Asp Ser His Tyr Asp Glu Glu Arg Glu Ala Ser 450 455 460 Lys Leu Asp Pro Thr Ser Tyr Glu Ala Tyr Gln Gln Gln Thr Gln Gln 465 470 475 480 Lys Tyr Ala Gln Gln Gln Gln Lys Gln Met Gln Gln Lys Ser Lys Gln 485 490 495 Phe Ala Asn Thr Gly Ala Asn Gly Gln Thr Asn Lys Tyr Pro Tyr Asn 500 505 510 Ala Gln Pro Thr Ala Asn Asp Glu Gln Asn Ala Lys Asn Ala Ala Gln 515 520 525 Asp Arg Asn Ser Asn Lys Ser Ser Lys Gly Phe Phe Ser Lys Leu Gly 530 535 540 Cys Cys 545 25 494 PRT Yeast 25 Met Asp Leu Arg Val Gly Arg Lys Phe Arg Ile Gly Arg Lys Ile Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Gly Ser Phe Gly Asp Ile Tyr His Gly Thr Asn Leu Ile Ser Gly 20 25 30 Glu Glu Val Ala Ile Lys Leu Glu Ser Ile Arg Ser Arg His Pro Gln 35 40 45 Leu Asp Tyr Glu Ser Arg Val Tyr Arg Tyr Leu Ser Gly Gly Val Gly 50 55 60 Ile Pro Phe Ile Arg Trp Phe Gly Arg Glu Gly Glu Tyr Asn Ala Met 65 70 75 80 Val Ile Asp Leu Leu Gly Pro Ser Leu Glu Asp Leu Phe Asn Tyr Cys 85 90 95 His Arg Arg Phe Ser Phe Lys Thr Val Ile Met Leu Ala Leu Gln Met 100 105 110 Phe Cys Arg Ile Gln Tyr Ile His Gly Arg Ser Phe Ile His Arg Asp 115 120 125 Ile Lys Pro Asp Asn Phe Leu Met Gly Val Gly Arg Arg Gly Ser Thr 130 135 140 Val His Val Ile Asp Phe Gly Leu Ser Lys Lys Tyr Arg Asp Phe Asn 145 150 155 160 Thr His Arg His Ile Pro Tyr Arg Glu Asn Lys Ser Leu Thr Gly Thr 165 170 175 Ala Arg Tyr Ala Ser Val Asn Thr His Leu Gly Ile Glu Gln Ser Arg 180 185 190 Arg Asp Asp Leu Glu Ser Leu Gly Tyr Val Leu Ile Tyr Phe Cys Lys 195 200 205 Gly Ser Leu Pro Trp Gln Gly Leu Lys Ala Thr Thr Lys Lys Gln Lys 210 215 220 Tyr Asp Arg Ile Met Glu Lys Lys Leu Asn Val Ser Val Glu Thr Leu 225 230 235 240 Cys Ser Gly Leu Pro Leu Glu Phe Gln Glu Tyr Met Ala Tyr Cys Lys 245 250 255 Asn Leu Lys Phe Asp Glu Lys Pro Asp Tyr Leu Phe Leu Ala Arg Leu 260 265 270 Phe Lys Asp Leu Ser Ile Lys Leu Glu Tyr His Asn Asp His Leu Phe 275 280 285 Asp Trp Thr Met Leu Arg Tyr Thr Lys Ala Met Val Glu Lys Gln Arg 290 295 300 Asp Leu Leu Ile Glu Lys Gly Asp Leu Asn Ala Asn Ser Asn Ala Ala 305 310 315 320 Ser Ala Ser Asn Ser Thr Asp Asn Lys Ser Glu Thr Phe Asn Lys Ile 325 330 335 Lys Leu Leu Ala Met Lys Lys Phe Pro Thr His Phe His Tyr Tyr Lys 340 345 350 Asn Glu Asp Lys His Asn Pro Ser Pro Glu Glu Ile Lys Gln Gln Thr 355 360 365 Ile Leu Asn Asn Asn Ala Ala Ser Ser Leu Pro Glu Glu Leu Leu Asn 370 375 380 Ala Leu Asp Lys Gly Met Glu Asn Leu Arg Gln Gln Gln Pro Gln Gln 385 390 395 400 Gln Val Gln Ser Ser Gln Pro Gln Pro Gln Pro Gln Gln Leu Gln Gln 405 410 415 Gln Pro Asn Gly Gln Arg Pro Asn Tyr Tyr Pro Glu Pro Leu Leu Gln 420 425 430 Gln Gln Gln Arg Asp Ser Gln Glu Gln Gln Gln Gln Val Pro Met Ala 435 440 445 Thr Thr Arg Ala Thr Gln Tyr Pro Pro Gln Ile Asn Ser Asn Asn Phe 450 455 460 Asn Thr Asn Gln Ala Ser Val Pro Pro Gln Met Arg Ser Asn Pro Gln 465 470 475 480 Gln Pro Pro Gln Asp Lys Pro Ala Gly Gln Ser Ile Trp Leu 485 490 26 736 PRT Yeast 26 Met Ser Gln Asn Ile Gln Ile Gly Thr Arg Lys Arg Ser Arg Ala Asn 1 5 10 15 Met Asn Asn Ser Thr Thr Thr Gly Pro Ala Asn Asn Thr Ser Ser Asn 20 25 30 Lys Thr Phe Leu Asp Asn Phe Glu Glu Thr Arg Thr Asn Lys Leu Leu 35 40 45 Asp Glu Met Phe Ala Arg Gln Asn Ser Phe Leu Thr Asp Asn Leu Arg 50 55 60 Asn Ser Leu Asp Leu Asn Gln Ala Asp Asn Pro Leu Arg Pro Arg Gln 65 70 75 80 His Gln His Gln Leu Phe Leu Asp Asn Glu Asn Ala Ile Glu Leu Asp 85 90 95 Glu Glu Pro Arg Ile Ile Asn Thr Thr Ile Asn Asn Ser Asn Asn His 100 105 110 Asn Ser Ser Arg Val Asp Glu Asp Ala Asp Asp Asp Ile Ile Phe Ile 115 120 125 Lys Glu Gln Pro Ile Gln Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Ile Leu Pro Ser Ser 130 135 140 Ser Ser Ile Asn Asn Asn Asn Asn Ile Val Thr Ser Asn Asn Pro Gly 145 150 155 160 Cys Gly Thr Ala Ala Thr Ser Asn Ser Thr Tyr Ile Thr Thr Pro Lys 165 170 175 Lys Phe Lys Lys Gln Arg Thr Ile Ser Leu Pro Gln Leu Pro Leu Ser 180 185 190 Lys Leu Ser Tyr Gln Ser Asn Tyr Phe Asn Val Pro Asp Gln Thr Asn 195 200 205 Ala Ile Val Pro Arg Val Thr Gln Thr Glu Asn Glu Leu Leu His Leu 210 215 220 Thr Gly Ser Cys Ala Lys Thr Leu Glu Gly Asn Lys Ala Val Asn Leu 225 230 235 240 Thr Ile Ala His Ser Thr Ser Pro Phe Ser Asn Pro Pro Ala Gln Ile 245 250 255 Ala Ser Leu Pro Gln Ser Asn Leu Lys Lys Gln Ile Gly Ser Ser Leu 260 265 270 Arg Lys Phe Thr Ser Asn Gly Ser Ser Glu Ser Ala Ser Ser Asn Lys 275 280 285 Ser Asn Phe Lys Thr Asp Lys Asp Gly His Tyr Val Tyr Gln Glu Asn 290 295 300 Asp Ile Phe Gly Ser Gly Gly Arg Phe Val Val Lys Asp Leu Leu Gly 305 310 315 320 Gln Gly Thr Phe Gly Lys Val Leu Lys Cys Ile Asp Asn Lys Tyr Glu 325 330 335 Pro Asn Tyr Val Ala Val Lys Val Ile Arg Ala Val Asp Arg Tyr Arg 340 345 350 Glu Ala Ala Lys Thr Glu Leu Arg Ile Leu Gln Thr Ile Leu Asn Asn 355 360 365 Asp Pro Gln Gly Gln Phe Gln Cys Leu Leu Leu Arg Glu Cys Phe Asp 370 375 380 Tyr Lys Asn His Ile Cys Leu Val Thr Asp Leu Tyr Gly Arg Ser 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Asp Lys Ile Cys Phe Gly Leu Thr Thr 65 70 75 80 Asn Asp His Pro Ile Glu Val Tyr Pro Gly Asn Tyr Gln Gly Ser Tyr 85 90 95 Gly Tyr Ser Gly Asp Gly Lys Cys Tyr Phe Gly Thr Asn Glu Gly Arg 100 105 110 Val Tyr Gly Pro Ser Phe Ser Ser Gly Asp Val Val Gly Cys Gly Tyr 115 120 125 Asp Ser Ser Ser Lys Thr Leu Tyr Phe Thr Lys Asn Gly Val Tyr Leu 130 135 140 Gly Val Ala Ala Gln Lys Val Asn Leu Ile Gly Leu Tyr Pro Thr Val 145 150 155 160 Gly Leu Gln Asn Pro Gly Glu Ser Val Val Ile Asn Phe Phe Gly Pro 165 170 175 Phe Ser Tyr Arg Gly Ala Pro Glu Lys Pro Ser Lys Gln Ser Thr Ile 180 185 190 Lys Asp Ser Gly Gly Ser Ser Ile Ile Pro Ser Glu Asp Leu Ile Pro 195 200 205 Lys Glu Glu Phe Glu Val Cys Arg Trp Ser Glu Lys Lys Asn Tyr His 210 215 220 Gly Lys His Val Val Val Arg Asn Arg Thr Ala Phe Leu Pro Leu Asp 225 230 235 240 Ser Pro Lys Asp Thr Ile Gly Gly Val Arg Ala Thr Gln Pro Phe Gly 245 250 255 Glu Gly Phe Cys Tyr Phe Glu Val Ile Ile Asp Gln Leu Asp Lys Gly 260 265 270 Gln Leu Ser Ile Gly Leu Ala Asn Leu 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Asn Trp Ala Pro Asn Asp 900 905 910 Val Ala Ile Trp Leu Glu Ser Phe Asn Tyr Gly Gln Tyr Arg Lys Asn 915 920 925 Phe Arg Asp Asn Asn Ile Ser Gly Arg His Leu Glu Gly Ile Thr His 930 935 940 Ala Met Leu Lys Asn Asp Leu Gly Ile Glu Pro Tyr Gly His Arg Glu 945 950 955 960 Asp Ile Ile Asn Arg Leu Asn Arg Met Ile Gln Ile Trp Asn Asp Lys 965 970 975 Ser Pro Asp Ser Tyr Pro Lys Ile Ala Ile Asp Ser Ser Asp Lys Ile 980 985 990 Arg Trp Pro Ala Ser Gly Gly Ser Ser Gly Gly Ile Asn Ile Ser Gly 995 1000 1005 Gly Val Val Ile Gly Ser Ser Ser Gly Ser Asp Asp Gly Ile Thr 1010 1015 1020 Glu Ile Ser Ser Ser Ser Lys Asn Ile Arg Pro Tyr Lys Ser Tyr 1025 1030 1035 Thr Gln Lys Glu Ile Glu Asp Arg Asn Arg Arg Ser Thr Ile Ser 1040 1045 1050 Gly Gly Glu Lys Lys Asn Lys Tyr Tyr Ile Asp Asn Gln Met Asp 1055 1060 1065 Pro His Gln Ile Gly Ser Met Asp Ser Asp Gly Leu Leu Pro Asp 1070 1075 1080 Phe Gly Gln Gly Pro Pro Asp Glu Lys Asn Ser Ser Lys Thr Leu 1085 1090 1095 Ser Asn Glu Gln Ile Arg Tyr Leu Gln Gln Arg Lys Asp 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Arg Glu Thr Asp Val Ala Ile Lys Ile Ile Tyr Arg Asp Gln Phe 1310 1315 1320 Lys Thr Lys Ser Ser Leu Val Met Phe Gln Asn Glu Val Gly Ile 1325 1330 1335 Leu Ser Lys Leu Arg His Pro Asn Val Val Gln Phe Leu Gly Ala 1340 1345 1350 Cys Thr Ala Gly Gly Glu Asp His His Cys Ile Val Thr Glu Trp 1355 1360 1365 Met Gly Gly Gly Ser Leu Arg Gln Phe Leu Thr Asp His Phe Asn 1370 1375 1380 Leu Leu Glu Gln Asn Pro His Ile Arg Leu Lys Leu Ala Leu Asp 1385 1390 1395 Ile Ala Lys Gly Met Asn Tyr Leu His Gly Trp Thr Pro Pro Ile 1400 1405 1410 Leu His Arg Asp Leu Ser Ser Arg Asn Ile Leu Leu Asp His Asn 1415 1420 1425 Ile Asp Pro Lys Asn Pro Val Val Ser Ser Arg Gln Asp Ile Lys 1430 1435 1440 Cys Lys Ile Ser Asp Phe Gly Leu Ser Arg Leu Lys Lys Glu Gln 1445 1450 1455 Ala Ser Gln Met Thr Gln Ser Val Gly Cys Ile Pro Tyr Met Ala 1460 1465 1470 Pro Glu Val Phe Lys Gly Asp Ser Asn Ser Glu Lys Ser Asp Val 1475 1480 1485 Tyr Ser Tyr Gly Met Val Leu Phe Glu Leu Leu Thr Ser Asp Glu 1490 1495 1500 Pro Gln Gln Asp Met Lys Pro Met Lys Met Ala His Leu Ala Ala 1505 1510 1515 Tyr Glu Ser Tyr Arg Pro Pro Ile Pro Leu Thr Thr Ser Ser Lys 1520 1525 1530 Trp Lys Glu Ile Leu Thr Gln Cys Trp Asp Ser Asn Pro Asp Ser 1535 1540 1545 Arg Pro Thr Phe Lys Gln Ile Ile Val His Leu Lys Glu Met Glu 1550 1555 1560 Asp Gln Gly Val Ser Ser Phe Ala Ser Val Pro Val Gln Thr Ile 1565 1570 1575 Asp Thr Gly Val Tyr Ala 1580 28 446 PRT SCHPO - Fission Yeast 28 Met Ser Gly Gln Asn Asn Val Val Gly Val His Tyr Lys Val Gly Arg 1 5 10 15 Arg Ile Gly Glu Gly Ser Phe Gly Val Ile Phe Glu Gly Thr Asn Leu 20 25 30 Leu Asn Asn Gln Gln Val Ala Ile Lys Phe Glu Pro Arg Arg Ser Asp 35 40 45 Ala Pro Gln Leu Arg Asp Glu Tyr Arg Thr Tyr Lys Leu Leu Ala Gly 50 55 60 Cys Thr Gly Ile Pro Asn Val Tyr Tyr Phe Gly Gln Glu Gly Leu His 65 70 75 80 Asn Ile Leu Val Ile Asp Leu Leu Gly Pro Ser Leu Glu Asp Leu Leu 85 90 95 Asp Leu Cys Gly Arg Lys Phe Ser Val Lys Thr Val Ala Met Ala Ala 100 105 110 Lys Gln Met Leu Ala Arg Val Gln Ser Ile His Glu Lys Ser Leu Val 115 120 125 Tyr Arg Asp Ile Lys Pro Asp Asn Phe Leu Ile Gly Arg Pro Asn Ser 130 135 140 Lys Asn Ala Asn Met Ile Tyr Val Val Asp Phe Gly Met Val Lys Phe 145 150 155 160 Tyr Arg Asp Pro Val Thr Lys Gln His Ile Pro Tyr Arg Glu Lys Lys 165 170 175 Asn Leu Ser Gly Thr Ala Arg Tyr Met Ser Ile Asn Thr His Leu Gly 180 185 190 Arg Glu Gln Ser Arg Arg Asp Asp Leu Glu Ala Leu Gly His Val Phe 195 200 205 Met Tyr Phe Leu Arg Gly Ser Leu Pro Trp Gln Gly Leu Lys Ala Ala 210 215 220 Thr Asn Lys Gln Lys Tyr Glu Arg Ile Gly Glu Lys Lys Gln Ser Thr 225 230 235 240 Pro Leu Arg Glu Leu Cys Ala Gly Phe Pro Glu Glu Phe Tyr Lys Tyr 245 250 255 Met His Tyr Ala Arg Asn Leu Ala Phe Asp Ala Thr Pro Asp Tyr Asp 260 265 270 Tyr Leu Gln Gly Leu Phe Ser Lys Val Leu Glu Arg Leu Asn Thr Thr 275 280 285 Glu Asp Glu Asn Phe Asp Trp Asn Leu Leu Asn Asn Gly Lys Gly Trp 290 295 300 Gln Ser Leu Lys Ser Arg Asn Ala Glu Thr Glu Asn Gln Arg Ser Ser 305 310 315 320 Lys Pro Pro Ala Pro Lys Leu Glu Ser Lys Ser Pro Ala Leu Gln Asn 325 330 335 His Ala Ser Thr Gln Asn Val Val Ser Lys Arg Ser Asp Tyr Glu Lys 340 345 350 Pro Phe Ala Glu Pro His Leu Asn Ser Ala Ser Asp Ser Ala Glu Pro 355 360 365 Asn Gln Asn Ser Leu Pro Asn Pro Pro Thr Glu Thr Lys Ala Thr Thr 370 375 380 Thr Val Pro Asp Arg Ser Gly Leu Ala Thr Asn Gln Pro Ala Pro Val 385 390 395 400 Asp Val His Asp Ser Ser Glu Glu Arg Val Thr Arg Glu Gln Val Gln 405 410 415 Asn Ala Thr Lys Glu Thr Glu Ala Pro Lys Lys Lys Lys Ser Phe Trp 420 425 430 Ala Ser Ile Leu Ser Cys Cys Ser Gly Ser Asn Glu Asp Thr 435 440 445 29 298 PRT Human 29 Met Glu Asn Phe Gln Lys Val Glu Lys Ile Gly Glu Gly Thr Tyr Gly 1 5 10 15 Val Val Tyr Lys Ala Arg Asn Lys Leu Thr Gly Glu Val Val Ala Leu 20 25 30 Lys Lys Ile Arg Leu Asp Thr Glu Thr Glu Gly Val Pro Ser Thr Ala 35 40 45 Ile Arg Glu Ile Ser Leu Leu Lys Glu Leu Asn His Pro Asn Ile Val 50 55 60 Lys Leu Leu Asp Val Ile His Thr Glu Asn Lys Leu Tyr Leu Val Phe 65 70 75 80 Glu Phe Leu His Gln Asp Leu Lys Lys Phe Met Asp Ala Ser Ala Leu 85 90 95 Thr Gly Ile Pro Leu Pro Leu Ile Lys Ser Tyr Leu Phe Gln Leu Leu 100 105 110 Gln Gly Leu Ala Phe Cys His Ser His Arg Val Leu His Arg Asp Leu 115 120 125 Lys Pro Gln Asn Leu Leu Ile Asn Thr Glu Gly Ala Ile Lys Leu Ala 130 135 140 Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Val Pro Val Arg Thr Tyr Thr 145 150 155 160 His Glu Val Val Thr Leu Trp Tyr Arg Ala Pro Glu Ile Leu Leu Gly 165 170 175 Cys Lys Tyr Tyr Ser Thr Ala Val Asp Ile Trp Ser Leu Gly Cys Ile 180 185 190 Phe Ala Glu Met Val Thr Arg Arg Ala Leu Phe Pro Gly Asp Ser Glu 195 200 205 Ile Asp Gln Leu Phe Arg Ile Phe Arg Thr Leu Gly Thr Pro Asp Glu 210 215 220 Val Val Trp Pro Gly Val Thr Ser Met Pro Asp Tyr Lys Pro Ser Phe 225 230 235 240 Pro Lys Trp Ala Arg Gln Asp Phe Ser Lys Val Val Pro Pro Leu Asp 245 250 255 Glu Asp Gly Arg Ser Leu Leu Ser Gln Met Leu His Tyr Asp Pro Asn 260 265 270 Lys Arg Ile Ser Ala Lys Ala Ala Leu Ala His Pro Phe Phe Gln Asp 275 280 285 Val Thr Lys Pro Val Pro His Leu Arg Leu 290 295 30 387 PRT Human 30 Met Thr Arg Asp Glu Ala Leu Pro Asp Ser His Ser Ala Gln Asp Phe 1 5 10 15 Tyr Glu Asn Tyr Glu Pro Lys Glu Ile Leu Gly Arg Gly Val Ser Ser 20 25 30 Val Val Arg Arg Cys Ile His Lys Pro Thr Ser Gln Glu Tyr Ala Val 35 40 45 Lys Val Ile Asp Val Thr Gly Gly Gly Ser Phe Ser Pro Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Glu Leu Arg Glu Ala Thr Leu Lys Glu Val Asp Ile Leu Arg Lys 65 70 75 80 Val Ser Gly His Pro Asn Ile Ile Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Tyr Glu Thr 85 90 95 Asn Thr Phe Phe Phe Leu Val Phe Asp Leu Met Lys Arg Gly Glu Leu 100 105 110 Phe Asp Tyr Leu Thr Glu Lys Val Thr Leu Ser Glu Lys Glu Thr Arg 115 120 125 Lys Ile Met Arg Ala Leu Leu Glu Val Ile Cys Thr Leu His Lys Leu 130 135 140 Asn Ile Val His Arg Asp Leu Lys Pro Glu Asn Ile Leu Leu Asp Asp 145 150 155 160 Asn Met Asn Ile Lys Leu Thr Asp Phe Gly Phe Ser Cys Gln Leu Glu 165 170 175 Pro Gly Glu Arg Leu Arg Glu Val Cys Gly Thr Pro Ser Tyr Leu Ala 180 185 190 Pro Glu Ile Ile Glu Cys Ser Met Asn Glu Asp His Pro Gly Tyr Gly 195 200 205 Lys Glu Val Asp Met Trp Ser Thr Gly Val Ile Met Tyr Thr Leu Leu 210 215 220 Ala Gly Ser Pro Pro Phe Trp His Arg Lys Gln Met Leu Met Leu Arg 225 230 235 240 Met Ile Met Ser Gly Asn Tyr Gln Phe Gly Ser Pro Glu Trp Asp Asp 245 250 255 Tyr Ser Asp Thr Val Lys Asp Leu Val Ser Arg Phe Leu Val Val Gln 260 265 270 Pro Gln Asn Arg Tyr Thr Ala Glu Glu Ala Leu Ala His Pro Phe Phe 275 280 285 Gln Gln Tyr Leu Val Glu Glu Val Arg His Phe Ser Pro Arg Gly Lys 290 295 300 Phe Lys Val Ile Ala Leu Thr Val Leu Ala Ser Val Arg Ile Tyr Tyr 305 310 315 320 Gln Tyr Arg Arg Val Lys Pro Val Thr Arg Glu Ile Val Ile Arg Asp 325 330 335 Pro Tyr Ala Leu Arg Pro Leu Arg Arg Leu Ile Asp Ala Tyr Ala Phe 340 345 350 Arg Ile Tyr Gly His Trp Val Lys Lys Gly Gln Gln Gln Asn Arg Ala 355 360 365 Ala Leu Phe Glu Asn Thr Pro Lys Ala Val Leu Leu Ser Leu Ala Glu 370 375 380 Glu Asp Tyr 385 31 370 PRT Human 31 Met Leu Gly Ala Val Glu Gly Pro Arg Trp Lys Gln Ala Glu Asp Ile 1 5 10 15 Arg Asp Ile Tyr Asp Phe Arg Asp Val Leu Gly Thr Gly Ala Phe Ser 20 25 30 Glu Val Ile Leu Ala Glu Asp Lys Arg Thr Gln Lys Leu Val Ala Ile 35 40 45 Lys Cys Ile Ala Lys Glu Ala Leu Glu Gly Lys Glu Gly Ser Met Glu 50 55 60 Asn Glu Ile Ala Val Leu His Lys Ile Lys His Pro Asn Ile Val Ala 65 70 75 80 Leu Asp Asp Ile Tyr Glu Ser Gly Gly His Leu Tyr Leu Ile Met Gln 85 90 95 Leu Val Ser Gly Gly Glu Leu Phe Asp Arg Ile Val Glu Lys Gly Phe 100 105 110 Tyr Thr Glu Arg Asp Ala Ser Arg Leu Ile Phe Gln Val Leu Asp Ala 115 120 125 Val Lys Tyr Leu His Asp Leu Gly Ile Val His Arg Asp Leu Lys Pro 130 135 140 Glu Asn Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Ser Leu Asp Glu Asp Ser Lys Ile Met Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Asp Phe Gly Leu Ser Lys Met Glu Asp Pro Gly Ser Val Leu Ser 165 170 175 Thr Ala Cys Gly Thr Pro Gly Tyr Val Ala Pro Glu Val Leu Ala Gln 180 185 190 Lys Pro Tyr Ser Lys Ala Val Asp Cys Trp Ser Ile Gly Val Ile Ala 195 200 205 Tyr Ile Leu Leu Cys Gly Tyr Pro Pro Phe Tyr Asp Glu Asn Asp Ala 210 215 220 Lys Leu Phe Glu Gln Ile Leu Lys Ala Glu Tyr Glu Phe Asp Ser Pro 225 230 235 240 Tyr Trp Asp Asp Ile Ser Asp Ser Ala Lys Asp Phe Ile Arg His Leu 245 250 255 Met Glu Lys Asp Pro Glu Lys Arg Phe Thr Cys Glu Gln Ala Leu Gln 260 265 270 His Pro Trp Ile Ala Gly Asp Thr Ala Leu Asp Lys Asn Ile His Gln 275 280 285 Ser Val Ser Glu Gln Ile Lys Lys Asn Phe Ala Lys Ser Lys Trp Lys 290 295 300 Gln Ala Phe Asn Ala Thr Ala Val Val Arg His Met Arg Lys Leu Gln 305 310 315 320 Leu Gly Thr Ser Gln Glu Gly Gln Gly Gln Thr Ala Ser His Gly Glu 325 330 335 Leu Leu Thr Pro Val Ala Gly Gly Pro Ala Ala Gly Cys Cys Cys Arg 340 345 350 Asp Cys Cys Val Glu Pro Gly Thr Glu Leu Ser Pro Thr Leu Pro His 355 360 365 Gln Leu 370 32 372 PRT Human 32 Met Ser Gly Pro Arg Ala Gly Phe Tyr Arg Gln Glu Leu Asn Lys Thr 1 5 10 15 Val Trp Glu Val Pro Gln Arg Leu Gln Gly Leu Arg Pro Val Gly Ser 20 25 30 Gly Ala Tyr Gly Ser Val Cys Ser Ala Tyr Asp Ala Arg Leu Arg Gln 35 40 45 Lys Val Ala Val Lys Lys Leu Ser Arg Pro Phe Gln Ser Leu Ile His 50 55 60 Ala Arg Arg Thr Tyr Arg Glu Leu Arg Leu Leu Lys His Leu Lys His 65 70 75 80 Glu Asn Val Ile Gly Leu Leu Asp Val Phe Thr Pro Ala Thr Ser Ile 85 90 95 Glu Asp Phe Ser Glu Val Tyr Leu Val Thr Thr Leu Met Gly Ala Asp 100 105 110 Leu Asn Asn Ile Val Lys Cys Gln Ala Gly Ala His Gln Gly Ala Arg 115 120 125 Leu Ala Leu Asp Glu His Val Gln Phe Leu Val Tyr Gln Leu Leu Arg 130 135 140 Gly Leu Lys Tyr Ile His Ser Ala Gly Ile Ile His Arg Asp Leu Lys 145 150 155 160 Pro Ser Asn Val Ala Val Asn Glu Asp Cys Glu Leu Arg Ile Leu Asp 165 170 175 Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Gln Ala Asp Glu Glu Met Thr Gly Tyr Val Ala 180 185 190 Thr Arg Trp Tyr Arg Ala Pro Glu Ile Met Leu Asn Trp Met His Tyr 195 200 205 Asn Gln Thr Val Asp Ile Trp Ser Val Gly Cys Ile Met Ala Glu Leu 210 215 220 Leu Gln Gly Lys Ala Leu Phe Pro Gly Ser Asp Tyr Ile Asp Gln Leu 225 230 235 240 Lys Arg Ile Met Glu Val Val Gly Thr Pro Ser Pro Glu Val Leu Ala 245 250 255 Lys Ile Ser Ser Glu His Ala Arg Thr Tyr Ile Gln Ser Leu Pro Pro 260 265 270 Met Pro Gln Lys Asp Leu Ser Ser Ile Phe Arg Gly Ala Asn Pro Leu 275 280 285 Ala Ile Asp Leu Leu Gly Arg Met Leu Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gln Arg 290 295 300 Val Ser Ala Ala Glu Ala Leu Ala His Ala Tyr Phe Ser Gln Tyr His 305 310 315 320 Asp Pro Glu Asp Glu Pro Glu Ala Glu Pro Tyr Asp Glu Ser Val Glu 325 330 335 Ala Lys Glu Arg Thr Leu Glu Glu Trp Lys Glu Leu Thr Tyr Gln Glu 340 345 350 Val Leu Ser Phe Lys Pro Pro Glu Pro Pro Lys Pro Pro Gly Ser Leu 355 360 365 Glu Ile Glu Gln 370 33 367 PRT Human 33 Met Ser Ser Pro Pro Pro Ala Arg Ser Gly Phe Tyr Arg Gln Glu Val 1 5 10 15 Thr Lys Thr Ala Trp Glu Val Arg Ala Val Tyr Arg Asp Leu Gln Pro 20 25 30 Val Gly Ser Gly Ala Tyr Gly Ala Val Cys Ser Ala Val Asp Gly Arg 35 40 45 Thr Gly Ala Lys Val Ala Ile Lys Lys Leu Tyr Arg Pro Phe Gln Ser 50 55 60 Glu Leu Phe Ala Lys Arg Ala Tyr Arg Glu Leu Arg Leu Leu Lys His 65 70 75 80 Met Arg His Glu Asn Val Ile Gly Leu Leu Asp Val Phe Thr Pro Asp 85 90 95 Glu Thr Leu Asp Asp Phe Thr Asp Phe Tyr Leu Val Met Pro Phe Met 100 105 110 Gly Thr Asp Leu Gly Lys Leu Met Lys His Glu Lys Leu Gly Glu Asp 115 120 125 Arg Ile Gln Phe Leu Val Tyr Gln Met Leu Lys Gly Leu Arg Tyr Ile 130 135 140 His Ala Ala Gly Ile Ile His Arg Asp Leu Lys Pro Gly Asn Leu Ala 145 150 155 160 Val Asn Glu Asp Cys Glu Leu Lys Ile Leu Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg 165 170 175 Gln Ala Asp Ser Glu Met Thr Gly Tyr Val Val Thr Arg Trp Tyr Arg 180 185 190 Ala Pro Glu Val Ile Leu Asn Trp Met Arg Tyr Thr Gln Thr Val Asp 195 200 205 Ile Trp Ser Val Gly Cys Ile Met Ala Glu Met Ile Thr Gly Lys Thr 210 215 220 Leu Phe Lys Gly Ser Asp His Leu Asp Gln Leu Lys Glu Ile Met Lys 225 230 235 240 Val Thr Gly Thr Pro Pro Ala Glu Phe Val Gln Arg Leu Gln Ser Asp 245 250 255 Glu Ala Lys Asn Tyr Met Lys Gly Leu Pro Glu Leu Glu Lys Lys Asp 260 265 270 Phe Ala Ser Ile Leu Thr Asn Ala Ser Pro Leu Ala Val Asn Leu Leu 275 280 285 Glu Lys Met Leu Val Leu Asp Ala Glu Gln Arg Val Thr Ala Gly Glu 290 295 300 Ala Leu Ala His Pro Tyr Phe Glu Ser Leu His Asp Thr Glu Asp Glu 305 310 315 320 Pro Gln Val Gln Lys Tyr Asp Asp Ser Phe Asp Asp Val Asp Arg Thr 325 330 335 Leu Asp Glu Trp Lys Arg Val Thr Tyr Lys Glu Val Leu Ser Phe Lys 340 345 350 Pro Pro Arg Gln Leu Gly Ala Arg Val Ser Lys Glu Thr Pro Leu 355 360 365 34 364 PRT Human 34 His His His His His His Met Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Pro Glu 1 5 10 15 Met Val Arg Gly Gln Val Phe Asp Val Gly Pro Arg Tyr Thr Asn Leu 20 25 30 Ser Tyr Ile Gly Glu Gly Ala Tyr Gly Met Val Cys Ser Ala Tyr Asp 35 40 45 Asn Leu Asn Lys Val Arg Val Ala Ile Lys Lys Ile Ser Pro Phe Glu 50 55 60 His Gln Thr Tyr Cys Gln Arg Thr Leu Arg Glu Ile Lys Ile Leu Leu 65 70 75 80 Arg Phe Arg His Glu Asn Ile Ile Gly Ile Asn Asp Ile Ile Arg Ala 85 90 95 Pro Thr Ile Glu Gln Met Lys Asp Val Tyr Ile Val Gln Asp Leu Met 100 105 110 Glu Thr Asp Leu Tyr Lys Leu Leu Lys Thr Gln His Leu Ser Asn Asp 115 120 125 His Ile Cys Tyr Phe Leu Tyr Gln Ile Leu Arg Gly Leu Lys Tyr Ile 130 135 140 His Ser Ala Asn Val Leu His Arg Asp Leu Lys Pro Ser Asn Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 Leu Asn Thr Thr Cys Asp Leu Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg 165 170 175 Val Ala Asp Pro Asp His Asp His Thr Gly Phe Leu Thr Glu Tyr Val 180 185 190 Ala Thr Arg Trp Tyr Arg Ala Pro Glu Ile Met Leu Asn Ser Lys Gly 195 200 205 Tyr Thr Lys Ser Ile Asp Ile Trp Ser Val Gly Cys Ile Leu Ala Glu 210 215 220 Met Leu Ser Asn Arg Pro Ile Phe Pro Gly Lys His Tyr Leu Asp Gln 225 230 235 240 Leu Asn His Ile Leu Gly Ile Leu Gly Ser Pro Ser Gln Glu Asp Leu 245 250 255 Asn Cys Ile Ile Asn Leu Lys Ala Arg Asn Tyr Leu Leu Ser Leu Pro 260 265 270 His Lys Asn Lys Val Pro Trp Asn Arg Leu Phe Pro Asn Ala Asp Ser 275 280 285 Lys Ala Leu Asp Leu Leu Asp Lys Met Leu Thr Phe Asn Pro His Lys 290 295 300 Arg Ile Glu Val Glu Gln Ala Leu Ala His Pro Tyr Leu Glu Gln Tyr 305 310 315 320 Tyr Asp Pro Ser Asp Glu Pro Ile Ala Glu Ala Pro Phe Lys Phe Asp 325 330 335 Met Glu Leu Asp Asp Leu Pro Lys Glu Lys Leu Lys Glu Leu Ile Phe 340 345 350 Glu Glu Thr Ala Arg Phe Gln Pro Gly Tyr Arg Ser 355 360 35 365 PRT Human misc_feature x = tyrosine 35 Ala His His His His His His Met Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Pro 1 5 10 15 Glu Met Val Arg Gly Gln Val Phe Asp Val Gly Pro Arg Tyr Thr Asn 20 25 30 Leu Ser Tyr Ile Gly Glu Gly Ala Tyr Gly Met Val Cys Ser Ala Tyr 35 40 45 Asp Asn Leu Asn Lys Val Arg Val Ala Ile Lys Lys Ile Ser Pro Phe 50 55 60 Glu His Gln Thr Tyr Cys Gln Arg Thr Leu Arg Glu Ile Lys Ile Leu 65 70 75 80 Leu Arg Phe Arg His Glu Asn Ile Ile Gly Ile Asn Asp Ile Ile Arg 85 90 95 Ala Pro Thr Ile Glu Gln Met Lys Asp Val Tyr Ile Val Gln Asp Leu 100 105 110 Met Glu Thr Asp Leu Tyr Lys Leu Leu Lys Thr Gln His Leu Ser Asn 115 120 125 Asp His Ile Cys Tyr Phe Leu Tyr Gln Ile Leu Arg Gly Leu Lys Tyr 130 135 140 Ile His Ser Ala Asn Val Leu His Arg Asp Leu Lys Pro Ser Asn Leu 145 150 155 160 Leu Leu Asn Thr Thr Cys Asp Leu Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala 165 170 175 Arg Val Ala Asp Pro Asp His Asp His Thr Gly Phe Leu Xaa Glu Xaa 180 185 190 Val Ala Thr Arg Trp Tyr Arg Ala Pro Glu Ile Met Leu Asn Ser Lys 195 200 205 Gly Tyr Thr Lys Ser Ile Asp Ile Trp Ser Val Gly Cys Ile Leu Ala 210 215 220 Glu Met Leu Ser Asn Arg Pro Ile Phe Pro Gly Lys His Tyr Leu Asp 225 230 235 240 Gln Leu Asn His Ile Leu Gly Ile Leu Gly Ser Pro Ser Gln Glu Asp 245 250 255 Leu Asn Cys Ile Ile Asn Leu Lys Ala Arg Asn Tyr Leu Leu Ser Leu 260 265 270 Pro His Lys Asn Lys Val Pro Trp Asn Arg Leu Phe Pro Asn Ala Asp 275 280 285 Ser Lys Ala Leu Asp Leu Leu Asp Lys Met Leu Thr Phe Asn Pro His 290 295 300 Lys Arg Ile Glu Val Glu Gln Ala Leu Ala His Pro Tyr Leu Glu Gln 305 310 315 320 Tyr Tyr Asp Pro Ser Asp Glu Pro Ile Ala Glu Ala Pro Phe Lys Phe 325 330 335 Asp Met Glu Leu Asp Asp Leu Pro Lys Glu Lys Leu Lys Glu Leu Ile 340 345 350 Phe Glu Glu Thr Ala Arg Phe Gln Pro Gly Tyr Arg Ser 355 360 365 36 379 PRT Human 36 Gly Ser Ser His His His His His His Ser Ser Gly Leu Val Pro Arg 1 5 10 15 Gly Ser His Met Ser Gln Glu Arg Pro Thr Phe Tyr Arg Gln Glu Leu 20 25 30 Asn Lys Thr Ile Trp Glu Val Pro Glu Arg Tyr Gln Asn Leu Ser Pro 35 40 45 Val Gly Ser Gly Ala Tyr Gly Ser Val Cys Ala Ala Phe Asp Thr Lys 50 55 60 Thr Gly His Arg Val Ala Val Lys Lys Leu Ser Arg Pro Phe Gln Ser 65 70 75 80 Ile Ile His Ala Lys Arg Thr Tyr Arg Glu Leu Arg Leu Leu Lys His 85 90 95 Met Lys His Glu Asn Val Ile Gly Leu Leu Asp Val Phe Thr Pro Ala 100 105 110 Arg Ser Leu Glu Glu Phe Asn Asp Val Tyr Leu Val Thr His Leu Met 115 120 125 Gly Ala Asp Leu Asn Asn Ile Val Lys Cys Gln Lys Leu Thr Asp Asp 130 135 140 His Val Gln Phe Leu Ile Tyr Gln Ile Leu Arg Gly Leu Lys Tyr Ile 145 150 155 160 His Ser Ala Asp Ile Ile His Arg Asp Leu Lys Pro Ser Asn Leu Ala 165 170 175 Val Asn Glu Asp Cys Glu Leu Lys Ile Leu Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg 180 185 190 His Thr Asp Asp Glu Met Thr Gly Tyr Val Ala Thr Arg Trp Tyr Arg 195 200 205 Ala Pro Glu Ile Met Leu Asn Trp Met His Tyr Asn Gln Thr Val Asp 210 215 220 Ile Trp Ser Val Gly Cys Ile Met Ala Glu Leu Leu Thr Gly Arg Thr 225 230 235 240 Leu Phe Pro Gly Thr Asp His Ile Asp Gln Leu Lys Leu Ile Leu Arg 245 250 255 Leu Val Gly Thr Pro Gly Ala Glu Leu Leu Lys Lys Ile Ser Ser Glu 260 265 270 Ser Ala Arg Asn Tyr Ile Gln Ser Leu Ala Gln Met Pro Lys Met Asn 275 280 285 Phe Ala Asn Val Phe Ile Gly Ala Asn Pro Leu Ala Val Asp Leu Leu 290 295 300 Glu Lys Met Leu Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Lys Arg Ile Thr Ala Ala Gln 305 310 315 320 Ala Leu Ala His Ala Tyr Phe Ala Gln Tyr His Asp Pro Asp Asp Glu 325 330 335 Pro Val Ala Asp Pro Tyr Asp Gln Ser Phe Glu Ser Arg Asp Leu Leu 340 345 350 Ile Asp Glu Trp Lys Ser Leu Thr Tyr Asp Glu Val Ile Ser Phe Val 355 360 365 Pro Pro Pro Leu Asp Gln Glu Glu Met Glu Ser 370 375 37 350 PRT Human 37 Gly Asn Ala Ala Ala Ala Lys Lys Gly Ser Glu Gln Glu Ser Val Lys 1 5 10 15 Glu Phe Leu Ala Lys Ala Lys Glu Asp Phe Leu Lys Lys Trp Glu Thr 20 25 30 Pro Ser Gln Asn Thr Ala Gln Leu Asp Gln Phe Asp Arg Ile Lys Thr 35 40 45 Leu Gly Thr Gly Ser Phe Gly Arg Val Met Leu Val Lys His Lys Glu 50 55 60 Ser Gly Asn His Tyr Ala Met Lys Ile Leu Asp Lys Gln Lys Val Val 65 70 75 80 Lys Leu Lys Gln Ile Glu His Thr Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ile Leu Gln 85 90 95 Ala Val Asn Phe Pro Phe Leu Val Lys Leu Glu Phe Ser Phe Lys Asp 100 105 110 Asn Ser Asn Leu Tyr Met Val Met Glu Tyr Val Ala Gly Gly Glu Met 115 120 125 Phe Ser His Leu Arg Arg Ile Gly Arg Phe Ser Glu Pro His Ala Arg 130 135 140 Phe Tyr Ala Ala Gln Ile Val Leu Thr Phe Glu Tyr Leu His Ser Leu 145 150 155 160 Asp Leu Ile Tyr Arg Asp Leu Lys Pro Glu Asn Leu Leu Ile Asp Gln 165 170 175 Gln Gly Tyr Ile Gln Val Thr Asp Phe Gly Phe Ala Lys Arg Val Lys 180 185 190 Gly Arg Thr Trp Thr Leu Cys Gly Thr Pro Glu Tyr Leu Ala Pro Glu 195 200 205 Ile Ile Leu Ser Lys Gly Tyr Asn Lys Ala Val Asp Trp Trp Ala Leu 210 215 220 Gly Val Leu Ile Tyr Glu Met Ala Ala Gly Tyr Pro Pro Phe Phe Ala 225 230 235 240 Asp Gln Pro Ile Gln Ile Tyr Glu Lys Ile Val Ser Gly Lys Val Arg 245 250 255 Phe Pro Ser His Phe Ser Ser Asp Leu Lys Asp Leu Leu Arg Asn Leu 260 265 270 Leu Gln Val Asp Leu Thr Lys Arg Phe Gly Asn Leu Lys Asn Gly Val 275 280 285 Asn Asp Ile Lys Asn His Lys Trp Phe Ala Thr Thr Asp Trp Ile Ala 290 295 300 Ile Tyr Gln Arg Lys Val Glu Ala Pro Phe Ile Pro Lys Phe Lys Gly 305 310 315 320 Pro Gly Asp Thr Ser Asn Phe Asp Asp Tyr Glu Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg 325 330 335 Val Ser Ile Asn Glu Lys Cys Gly Lys Glu Phe Thr Glu Phe 340 345 350 38 422 PRT Human 38 Met Ser Leu His Phe Leu Tyr Tyr Cys Ser Glu Pro Thr Leu Asp Val 1 5 10 15 Lys Ile Ala Phe Cys Gln Gly Phe Asp Lys Gln Val Asp Val Ser Tyr 20 25 30 Ile Ala Lys His Tyr Asn Met Ser Lys Ser Lys Val Asp Asn Gln Phe 35 40 45 Tyr Ser Val Glu Val Gly Asp Ser Thr Phe Thr Val Leu Lys Arg Tyr 50 55 60 Gln Asn Leu Lys Pro Ile Gly Ser Gly Ala Gln Gly Ile Val Cys Ala 65 70 75 80 Ala Tyr Asp Ala Val Leu Asp Arg Asn Val Ala Ile Lys Lys Leu Ser 85 90 95 Arg Pro Phe Gln Asn Gln Thr His Ala Lys Arg Ala Tyr Arg Glu Leu 100 105 110 Val Leu Met Lys Cys Val Asn His Lys Asn Ile Ile Ser Leu Leu Asn 115 120 125 Val Phe Thr Pro Gln Lys Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln Asp Val Tyr Leu 130 135 140 Val Met Glu Leu Met Asp Ala Asn Leu Cys Gln Val Ile Gln Met Glu 145 150 155 160 Leu Asp His Glu Arg Met Ser Tyr Leu Leu Tyr Gln Met Leu Cys Gly 165 170 175 Ile Lys His Leu His Ser Ala Gly Ile Ile His Arg Asp Leu Lys Pro 180 185 190 Ser Asn Ile Val Val Lys Ser Asp Cys Thr Leu Lys Ile Leu Asp Phe 195 200 205 Gly Leu Ala Arg Thr Ala Gly Thr Ser Phe Met Met Thr Pro Tyr Val 210 215 220 Val Thr Arg Tyr Tyr Arg Ala Pro Glu Val Ile Leu Gly Met Gly Tyr 225 230 235 240 Lys Glu Asn Val Asp Ile Trp Ser Val Gly Cys Ile Met Gly Glu Met 245 250 255 Val Arg His Lys Ile Leu Phe Pro Gly Arg Asp Tyr Ile Asp Gln Trp 260 265 270 Asn Lys Val Ile Glu Gln Leu Gly Thr Pro Cys Pro Glu Phe Met Lys 275 280 285 Lys Leu Gln Pro Thr Val Arg Asn Tyr Val Glu Asn Arg Pro Lys Tyr 290 295 300 Ala Gly Leu Thr Phe Pro Lys Leu Phe Pro Asp Ser Leu Phe Pro Ala 305 310 315 320 Asp Ser Glu His Asn Lys Leu Lys Ala Ser Gln Ala Arg Asp Leu Leu 325 330 335 Ser Lys Met Leu Val Ile Asp Pro Ala Lys Arg Ile Ser Val Asp Asp 340 345 350 Ala Leu Gln His Pro Tyr Ile Asn Val Trp Tyr Asp Pro Ala Glu Val 355 360 365 Glu Ala Pro Pro Pro Gln Ile Tyr Asp Lys Gln Leu Asp Glu Arg Glu 370 375 380 His Thr Ile Glu Glu Trp Lys Glu Leu Ile Tyr Lys Glu Val Met Asn 385 390 395 400 Ser Glu Glu Lys Thr Lys Asn Gly Val Val Lys Gly Gln Pro Ser Pro 405 410 415 Ser Ala Gln Val Gln Gln 420 39 306 PRT Human misc_feature x = Tyrosine 39 Val Phe Pro Ser Ser Val Phe Val Pro Asp Glu Trp Glu Val Ser Arg 1 5 10 15 Glu Lys Ile Thr Leu Leu Arg Glu Leu Gly Gln Gly Ser Phe Gly Met 20 25 30 Val Tyr Glu Gly Asn Ala Arg Asp Ile Ile Lys Gly Glu Ala Glu Thr 35 40 45 Arg Val Ala Val Lys Thr Val Asn Glu Ser Ala Ser Leu Arg Glu Arg 50 55 60 Ile Glu Phe Leu Asn Glu Ala Ser Val Met Lys Gly Phe Thr Cys His 65 70 75 80 His Val Val Arg Leu Leu Gly Val Val Ser Lys Gly Gln Pro Thr Leu 85 90 95 Val Val Met Glu Leu Met Ala His Gly Asp Leu Lys Ser Tyr Leu Arg 100 105 110 Ser Leu Arg Pro Glu Ala Glu Asn Asn Pro Gly Arg Pro Pro Pro Thr 115 120 125 Leu Gln Glu Met Ile Gln Met Ala Ala Glu Ile Ala Asp Gly Met Ala 130 135 140 Tyr Leu Asn Ala Lys Lys Phe Val His Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn 145 150 155 160 Cys Met Val Ala His Asp Phe Thr Val Lys Ile Gly Asp Phe Gly Met 165 170 175 Thr Arg Asp Ile Xaa Glu Thr Asp Xaa Xaa Arg Lys Gly Gly Lys Gly 180 185 190 Leu Leu Pro Val Arg Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Leu Lys Asp Gly Val 195 200 205 Phe Thr Thr Ser Ser Asp Met Trp Ser Phe Gly Val Val Leu Trp Glu 210 215 220 Ile Thr Ser Leu Ala Glu Gln Pro Tyr Gln Gly Leu Ser Asn Glu Gln 225 230 235 240 Val Leu Lys Phe Val Met Asp Gly Gly Tyr Leu Asp Gln Pro Asp Asn 245 250 255 Cys Pro Glu Arg Val Thr Asp Leu Met Arg Met Cys Trp Gln Phe Asn 260 265 270 Pro Lys Met Arg Pro Thr Phe Leu Glu Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Lys Asp 275 280 285 Asp Leu His Pro Ser Phe Pro Glu Val Ser Phe Phe His Ser Glu Glu 290 295 300 Asn Lys 305 40 306 PRT Human 40 Val Phe Pro Ser Ser Val Phe Val Pro Asp Glu Trp Glu Val Ser Arg 1 5 10 15 Glu Lys Ile Thr Leu Leu Arg Glu Leu Gly Gln Gly Ser Phe Gly Met 20 25 30 Val Tyr Glu Gly Asn Ala Arg Asp Ile Ile Lys Gly Glu Ala Glu Thr 35 40 45 Arg Val Ala Val Lys Thr Val Asn Glu Ser Ala Ser Leu Arg Glu Arg 50 55 60 Ile Glu Phe Leu Asn Glu Ala Ser Val Met Lys Gly Phe Thr Cys His 65 70 75 80 His Val Val Arg Leu Leu Gly Val Val Ser Lys Gly Gln Pro Thr Leu 85 90 95 Val Val Met Glu Leu Met Ala His Gly Asp Leu Lys Ser Tyr Leu Arg 100 105 110 Ser Leu Arg Pro Glu Ala Glu Asn Asn Pro Gly Arg Pro Pro Pro Thr 115 120 125 Leu Gln Glu Met Ile Gln Met Ala Ala Glu Ile Ala Asp Gly Met Ala 130 135 140 Tyr Leu Asn Ala Lys Lys Phe Val His Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn 145 150 155 160 Cys Met Val Ala His Asp Phe Thr Val Lys Ile Gly Asp Phe Gly Met 165 170 175 Thr Arg Asp Ile Tyr Glu Thr Asp Tyr Tyr Arg Lys Gly Gly Lys Gly 180 185 190 Leu Leu Pro Val Arg Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Leu Lys Asp Gly Val 195 200 205 Phe Thr Thr Ser Ser Asp Met Trp Ser Phe Gly Val Val Leu Trp Glu 210 215 220 Ile Thr Ser Leu Ala Glu Gln Pro Tyr Gln Gly Leu Ser Asn Glu Gln 225 230 235 240 Val Leu Lys Phe Val Met Asp Gly Gly Tyr Leu Asp Gln Pro Asp Asn 245 250 255 Cys Pro Glu Arg Val Thr Asp Leu Met Arg Met Cys Trp Gln Phe Asn 260 265 270 Pro Lys Met Arg Pro Thr Phe Leu Glu Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Lys Asp 275 280 285 Asp Leu His Pro Ser Phe Pro Glu Val Ser Phe Phe His Ser Glu Glu 290 295 300 Asn Lys 305 41 271 PRT Human misc_feature x=tyrosine 41 Lys Pro Trp Trp Glu Asp Glu Trp Glu Val Pro Arg Glu Thr Leu Lys 1 5 10 15 Leu Val Glu Arg Leu Gly Ala Gly Gln Phe Gly Glu Val Trp Met Gly 20 25 30 Tyr Tyr Asn Gly His Thr Lys Val Ala Val Lys Ser Leu Lys Gln Gly 35 40 45 Ser Met Ser Pro Asp Ala Phe Leu Ala Glu Ala Asn Leu Met Lys Gln 50 55 60 Leu Gln His Gln Arg Leu Val Arg Leu Tyr Ala Val Val Thr Gln Glu 65 70 75 80 Pro Ile Tyr Ile Ile Thr Glu Tyr Met Glu Asn Gly Ser Leu Val Asp 85 90 95 Phe Leu Lys Thr Pro Ser Gly Ile Lys Leu Thr Ile Asn Lys Leu Leu 100 105 110 Asp Met Ala Ala Gln Ile Ala Glu Gly Met Ala Phe Ile Glu Glu Arg 115 120 125 Asn Tyr Ile His Arg Asp Leu Arg Ala Ala Asn Ile Leu Val Ser Asp 130 135 140 Thr Leu Ser Cys Lys Ile Ala Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Leu Ile Glu 145 150 155 160 Asp Asn Glu Xaa Thr Ala Arg Glu Gly Ala Lys Phe Pro Ile Lys Trp 165 170 175 Thr Ala Pro Glu Ala Ile Asn Tyr Gly Thr Phe Thr Ile Lys Ser Asp 180 185 190 Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Ile Leu Leu Thr Glu Ile Val Thr His Gly Arg 195 200 205 Ile Pro Tyr Pro Gly Met Thr Asn Pro Glu Val Ile Gln Asn Leu Glu 210 215 220 Arg Gly Tyr Arg Met Val Arg Pro Asp Asn Cys Pro Glu Glu Leu Tyr 225 230 235 240 Gln Leu Met Arg Leu Cys Trp Lys Glu Arg Pro Glu Asp Arg Pro Thr 245 250 255 Phe Asp Tyr Leu Arg Ser Val Leu Glu Asp Phe Phe Thr Ala Thr 260 265 270 

We claim:
 1. A method for evaluating the ability of a compound to associate with a molecule or molecular complex comprising a protein kinase ATP binding pocket, said method comprising the steps of: a) constructing a computer model of the said binding pocket defined by structure coordinates wherein the root mean square deviation between said structure coordinates and the structure coordinates of the P38γ SEQ ID NO:1 amino acids Val33, Ala40, Val41, Ala54, Lys56, Ile87, Met109, Pro110, Phe111, Met112, Gly113, Thr114, Asp115, Lys118, Asp153, Lys155, Gly157, Asn158, Ala160, Leu170, Asp171, Gly173, and Leu174 according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98 is not more than about 1.15 Å; b) selecting a compound to be evaluated by a method selected from the group consisting of (i) assembling molecular fragments into said compound, (ii) selecting a compound from a small molecule database, (iii) de novo ligand design of said compound, and (iv) modifying a known inhibitor, or a portion thereof, of a protein kinase; c) employing computational means to perform a fitting program operation between computer models of the said compound to be evaluated and said binding pocket in order to provide an energy-minimized configuration of the said compound in the binding pocket; and d) evaluating the results of said fitting operation to quantify the association between the said compound and the binding pocket model, whereby evaluating the ability of the said compound to associate with the said binding pocket.
 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said binding pocket is further defined by the structure coordinates of P38γ SEQ ID NO:1 amino acids Pro32, Cys42, Ser43, Val53, Ile55, Lys57, Leu58, Thr59, Arg70, Glu74, Gly88, Leu107, Val108, Leu116, Gly117, Pro156, Leu159, Val161, Lys168, Phe172, Ala175, and Thr188 according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98.
 3. The method according to claim 2 wherein said molecule or molecular complex is defined by the set of structure coordinates for all P38γ SEQ ID NO:1 amino acids according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98.
 4. A method for identifying an activator or inhibitor of a molecule comprising a P38γ-like ATP binding pocket, comprising the steps of a) constructing a computer model of the said binding pocket defined by structure coordinates wherein the root mean square deviation between said structure coordinates and the structure coordinates of the P38γ SEQ ID NO:1 amino acids Val33, Ala40, Val41, Ala54, Lys56, Ile87, Met109, Pro110, Phe111, Met112, Gly113, Thr114, Asp115, Lys118, Asp153, Lys155, Gly157, Asn158, Ala160, Leu170, Asp171, Gly173, and Leu174 according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98 is not more than about 1.15 Å; b) selecting a compound to be evaluated as a potential activator or inhibitor by a method selected from the group consisting of (i) assembling molecular fragments into said compound, (ii) selecting a compound from a small molecule database, (iii) de novo ligand design of said compound, and (iv) modifying a known inhibitor, or a portion thereof, of a protein kinase; c) employing computational means to perform a fitting program operation between computer models of the said compound to be evaluated and said binding pocket in order to provide an energy-minimized configuration of the said compound in the binding pocket; d) evaluating the results of said fitting operation to quantity the association between the said compound and the binding pocket model, whereby evaluating the ability of the said compound to associate with the said binding pocket; e) synthesizing said compound; and f) contacting said compound with said molecule to determine the ability of said compound to activate or inhibit said molecule.
 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the atomic coordinates of Pro32, Val33, Ala40, Val41, Cys42, Ser43, Val53, Ala54, Ile55, Lys56, Lys57, Leu58, Thr59, Arg70, Glu74, Ile87, Gly88, Leu107, Val108, Met109, Pro110, Phe111, Met112, Gly113, Thr114, Asp115, Leu116, Gly117, Lys118, Asp153, Lys155, Pro156, Gly157, Asn158, Leu159, Ala160, Val161, Lys168, Leu170, Asp171, Phe172, Gly173, Leu174, Ala175, and Thr188, according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98 ± a root mean square deviation from the backbone atoms of said amino acids of not more than 1.15 Å, are used to generate said three-dimensional structure of the molecule comprising a P38γ-like binding pocket.
 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the atomic coordinates of all the amino acids of P38γ SEQ ID NO:1 according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98 ± root mean square deviation from the backbone atoms of said amino acids of not more than 1.15 Å, are used to generate a three-dimensional structure of Molecule comprising a P38γ-like binding pocket.
 7. A method for evaluating the ability of a compound to associate with a protein kinase ATP binding pocket, said method comprising the steps of: a) constructing a computer model of the said binding pocket defined by structure coordinates wherein: (i) the root mean square deviation between said structure coordinates and the structure coordinates of the P38γ SEQ ID NO:1 amino acids Val33, Ala40, Val41, Ala54, Lys56, Ile87, Met109, Pro110, Phe111, Met112, Gly113, Thr114, Asp115, Lys118, Asp153, Lys155, Gly157, Asn158, Ala160, Leu170, Asp171, Gly173, and Leu174 according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98 is within about 3.0 angstroms, (ii) said binding pocket model depicts amino acid residues that correspond by functional and/or sequence alignment to the Met112 and Gly113 residues of P38γ SEQ ID No:1, and (iii) said binding pocket model depicts the ψ angle of the residue corresponding to Met112 to be in the range of about −45° to 45° and the φ angle of the residue corresponding to Gly113 to be in the range of about 45° to 135°; b) selecting a compound to be evaluated by a method selected from the group consisting of (i) assembling molecular fragments into said compound, (ii) selecting a compound from a small molecule database, (iii) de novo ligand design of said compound, and (iv) modifying a known inhibitor, or a portion thereof, of a protein kinase; c) employing computational means to perform a fitting program operation between computer models of the said compound to be evaluated and said binding pocket in order to provide an energy-minimized configuration of the said compound in the binding pocket; and d) evaluating the results of said fitting program operation to quantify the association between said compound and the binding pocket model, whereby evaluating the ability of the said compound to associate with the said binding pocket.
 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the root mean square deviation is within about 2.7 angstroms.
 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the root mean square deviation is within about 2.5 angstroms.
 10. The method of claim 7 wherein the ψ angle is in the range of about −30° to 30°.
 11. The method of claim 8 wherein the ψ angle is in the range of about −30° to 30°.
 12. The method of claim 9 wherein the ψ angle is in the range of about −30° to 30°.
 13. The method of claim 7 to 33 wherein the φ angle is in the range of about 60° to 120°.
 14. The method of claim 7 wherein the protein kinase is selected from Table
 1. 15. A method for identifying an activator or inhibitor of a molecule comprising a P38γ-like binding pocket, comprising the steps of: a) constructing a computer model of the said binding pocket defined by structure coordinates wherein: (i) the root mean square deviation between said structure coordinates and the structure coordinates of the P38γ SEQ ID NO:1 amino acids Val33, Ala40, Val41, Ala54, Lys56, Ile87, Met109, Pro110, Phe111, Met112, Gly113, Thr114, Asp115, Lys118, Asp153, Lys155, Gly157, Asn158, Ala160, Leu170, Asp171, Gly173, and Leu174 according to FIGS. 1.1-1.98 is within about 3.0 angstroms, (ii) said binding pocket model depicts amino acid residues that correspond by functional and/or sequence alignment to the Met112 and Gly113 residues of P38γ, and (iii) said binding pocket model depicts the Ψ angle of the residue corresponding to Met112 to be in the range of about −45° to 45° and the φ angle of the residue corresponding to Gly113 to be in the range of about 45° to 130°; b) selecting a compound to be evaluated as a potential activator or inhibitor by a method selected from the group consisting of (i) assembling molecular fragments into said compound, (ii) selecting a compound from a small molecule database, (iii) de novo ligand design of said compound, and (iv) modifying a known inhibitor, or a portion thereof, of a protein kinase; c) employing computational means to perform a fitting program operation between computer models of the said compound to be evaluated and said binding pocket in order to provide an energy-minimized configuration of the said compound in the binding pocket; d) evaluating the results of said fitting operation to quantify the association between the said compound and the binding pocket model, whereby evaluating the ability of the said compound to associate with the said binding pocket; e) synthesizing said compound; and f) contacting said compound with said molecule to determine the ability of said compound to activate or inhibit said molecule.
 16. The method of claim 15 wherein the root mean square deviation is within about 2.7 angstroms.
 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the root mean square deviation is within about 2.5 angstroms. 